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ATLANTA – August 8: Commodores with Lionel Richie perform at The Omni Coliseum in Atlanta Georgia. August 8, 1980 (Photo By Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES – AUGUST 22: American folk-pop musicians (from left) Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon, of the duo Simon and Garfunkel, sing and play guitar as they perform on the CBS variety program 'The Red Skelton Hour,' USA, August 22, 1966. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) -
(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) American singer-songwriter and guitarist Chrissie Hynde performing with rock group The Pretenders, USA, 1994. (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns/Getty Images) -
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English lyricist Bernie Taupin attends the 2026 Recording Academy's Special Merit Awards held at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles, on January 31, 2026. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP via Getty Images) -
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – MAY 31: Cody Jinks performs during the 2025 Railbird Music Festival at The Infield at Red Mile on May 31, 2025 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES – MARCH 4: Singer Dolly Parton performs at the Weinstein Co. Pre-Oscar Party at the Pacific Design Center on March 4, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 25: Garth Brooks performs on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on November 25, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by PG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – MARCH 18: John Anderson speaks at the announcement of the 2024 Country Music Hall of Fame Induction at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on March 18, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images) -
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1907 — Pictured: (l-r) Grace Reiter as Coco, Ashley Padilla as a mother who's babysitter canceled, and anchor Colin Jost during Weekend Update on Saturday, October 10, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images) -
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 11: Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac performs onstage during Fleetwood Mac In Concert at Madison Square Garden on March 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) -
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CLEVELAND, OH – APRIL 14: Inductees Richie Sambora and Jon Bon Jovi of Bon Jovi perform during the 33rd Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Public Auditorium on April 14, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images For The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
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Singer Leo Sayer performing at the Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, California. 26th July 1977. (Photo by Kent Gavin/Mirrorpix via Getty Images) -
NASHVILLE, TN – APRIL 24: Singer-songwriter Eric Church and Katherine Blasingame Church attend Best Cellars Wine Dinner hosted by T.J. Martell Foundation on April 24, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images for T.J. Martell) -
Keith Whitley Portrait Session Country singer and songwriter Keith Whitley poses for and RCA Records publicity still in 1984. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Musician Toby Keith performs on stage during the 2009 CMT Music Awards at the Sommet Center on June 16, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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September/October 2026 Issue: Alex Warren Leaves Expectations Behind
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American singer, songwriter and disc jockey The Big Bopper, circa 1955. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
American singer and musician Maybelle Carter (1909-1978) of The Carter Family, playing the autoharp as the band perform live at Columbia Recording Studios, possibly during the recording of 'An Historic Reunion' at Columbia Recording Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, June 1966. Maybelle and her daughters had also performed as The Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle. (Photo by Don Paulsen/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE – CIRCA 1950: Country singer Hank Williams poses for a portrait circa 1950 in Nashville Tennessee. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
English singer-songwriter Elton John performing at Portsmouth Guildhall, 26th August 1972. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) -
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 15: Hayley Williams performs onstage during The Ally Coalition's 11th Annual Talent Show at NYU Skirball Center on December 15, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Valerie Terranova/Getty Images) -
Photo by Lester Cohen/Getty Images 5 Bands Formed in 1969 That Shaped Popular Music as We Know It
We take a look at five iconic bands that formed in 1969 and went on to shape pop music as we know it today.
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Frankie Goes To Hollywood, performing in Washington during their US tour, 8th November 1984. (Photo by Mike Maloney/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) -
IRVINE, CA – AUGUST 14: Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers in concert at Irvine Meadows Amphitheater on August 14, 1989 in Irvine, California. (Photo by Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage) -
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The members of the new wave band the B-52s pose outdoors in front of a lake. From left to right: Fred Schneider (vocals), Kate Pierson (vocals and keyboards), Ricky Wilson (guitar), Keith Strickland (drums), and Cindy Wilson (vocals and guitar). (Photo by Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
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Willie Nelson performing at the Aragon Ballroom In Chicago, Ilinois, February 26, 1978. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) -
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The Beatles pose with their MBEs at a press conference held at the Saville Theatre, London, following their investiture at Buckingham Palace. Top left to right: George Harrison, John Lennon. Bottom: Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. 26th October 1965. (Photo by Mirrorpix via Getty Images)