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American musicians Jay Jay French, A.J. Perro, Dee Snider, Eddie "Fingers" Ojeda and Mark Mendoza of the Heavy Metal band Twisted Sister pose for photos during a visit to Atlantic Records offices on January 14, 1984 in New York, New York. (Photo By Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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Neal Schon of Journey at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, September 3, 1981. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images)

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Prince, american singer, pictured at the British Phonographic Industry, BPI Awards, aka Brit Awards, at Grosvenor House, London, 12th February 1985. He collected two awards, Best International Solo Artist and Best Soundtrack/Cast Recording for Purple Rain. (Photo by Peter Stone/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

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English rock band Def Leppard at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, USA on 9th September 1992. They are Rick Savage, Joe Elliott, Rick Allen and Phil Collen. (Photo by Kypros/Getty Images)

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UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 01: CAMDEN Photo of Eddie VAN HALEN and Michael ANTHONY and Alex VAN HALEN and VAN HALEN and David LEE ROTH, L-R: Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen - posed, studio group shot (Photo by Fin Costello/Redferns)

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