The Moody Blues pop group, sound-checking on stage. The band are (from left to right) Ray Thomas, Clint Warwick, Graeme Edge, Mike Pinder and Denny Laine. Original Publication: People Disc – HN0262 (Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images)
1963: Pop group The Beatles take a bow on stage after performing in the Royal Command Performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – AUGUST 1: Rock and roll musician Elvis Presley during a press conference after his first performance at the International Hotel on August 1, 1969 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
HEMPSTEAD, NY – FEBRUARY 26: Bob Dylan plays a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar as he performs on stage at the Island Garden on February 26, 1966 in Hempstead, New York. (Photo by Alice Ochs/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Kyu Sakamoto. (1941-1985) Japanese singer, best known outside Japan for his international hit song "Ue o Muite Aruko" (known as "Sukiyaki" in English-speaking markets), which was sung in Japanese and sold over 13 million copies. It reached number one in the United States Billboard Hot 100 in June 1963, making Sakamoto the first Asian recording artist to have a number one song on the chart. (Photo by Sjöberg Bildbyrå/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
