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Debbie Harry, singer with American new wave pop group Blondie, UK, 1978. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) This No. 1 Hit From 1978 Was Effortlessly Cool, Despite the Recording Process Almost Coming To Blows
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UNSPECIFIED – JANUARY 01: Photo of RAM JAM; Posed group portrait of Ram Jam (Photo by Echoes/Redferns) -
UNITED KINGDOM – MAY 06: ROUNDHOUSE Photo of FACES and Rod STEWART, with The Faces, performing live onstage (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns) -
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(MANDATORY CREDIT Ebet Roberts/Getty Images) UNITED STATES – JANUARY 01: Photo of SURVIVOR and Stephen PEARCY and RATT and Jim PETERIK and Jimi JAMISON and Marc DROUBAY and Stephan ELLIS; L-R Jim Peterik, Jimi Jamison, Stephen Pearcy of Ratt, Marc Droubay and Stephan Ellis backstage (Photo by Ebet Roberts/Redferns) -
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LAS VEGAS, NV – APRIL 06: Singer/songwriters Miranda Lambert (L) and Taylor Swift attend the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 6, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/ACMA2014/Getty Images for ACM)
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CANADA – JUNE 11: Mississauga; a new song by country musician Tommy Hunter; is recorded yesterday by Hunter and a chorus comprising Mayor Martin Dobkin; city councillors and 20 well-known residents of the new city; including hockey players and Miss Mississauga. Hunter; who lives in Mississauga himself; wrote the song to celebrate Mississauga's becoming a city on Jan. 1. Come on out to Mississauga; it's the greatest place around; is the opening of the chorus. (Photo by Frank Calleja/Toronto Star via Getty Images) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – OCTOBER 03: Vince Gill performs during the 95th anniversary celebration kick off at The Grand Ole Opry on October 03, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. While limited, this will be the first live in studio audience at The Opry since March due to COVID-19. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) -
CLARKSTON, MICHIGAN – JUNE 19: Sammy Hagar performs onstage at Pine Knob Music Theatre on June 19, 2026 in Clarkston, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images) -
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – MARCH 22: Reba McEntire performs during The Second Annual Band As One Nashville: Concert for the Cure with Trisha Yearwood & Friends at Grand Ole Opry House on March 22, 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Susan G. Komen) -
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 02: (L-R) Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, and Ryan Seacrest pose for a photo during "American Idol" Season 8 Judges Photo Call on October 02, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
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THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON — Pictured: (l-r) Musician Paul McCartney during an interview on October 23, 1984 — (Photo by: Gene Arias/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) -
Van Halen peform in studio on Italian TV show, Rome, Italy, 1982. L-R Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen. (Photo by Luciano Viti/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Rodeo, starring Roy Rogers, singing cowboy star of republic pictures, held its dress rehersal at Madison Square Garden. Here, Roy Rogers is shown with his horse, "Trigger," on Oct. 6, 1942, in New York, New York. (Photo by Getty Images)
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Unspecified – 1973: Jim Croce performing live on 'In Concert'. (Photo by ABC via Getty Images) -
Tom Petty (Photo by Deanne Fitzmaurice/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
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Musician Woody Guthrie poses for a portrait with his guitar circa 1950. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
The Beatles show off their MBE medals after the royal investiture at Buckingham Palace, London, Tuesday 26th October 1965. The Beatles, each is now a Member of the Order of the British Empire. Pictured at news press conference held at the Saville Theatre. (Photo by Barham/Tony Eyles/Mirrorpix/Getty Images) -
BLOOMINGTON, MN – SEPTEMBER 4: Tom Petty performs on the Touring The Great Wide Open Tour at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota on September 4, 1991. (Photo by Jim Steinfeldt/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
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The Smithereens perform at the Melkweg on 10th May 1989 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (Photo by Frans Schellekens/Redferns) -
NEW YORK, NEW YORK–AUGUST 26: Sinead O' Connor performs at The Beacon Theater on August 26, 1997 in New York City. (Photo by Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses performs on stage at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, Wembley Stadium, London, 20th April 1992. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) -
Singer Paul Anka attending 75th Anniversary Party for Nabisco on June 6, 1986 at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City, New York. (Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) -
1970s one-hit wonder Norman Greenbaum
