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American gospel singer and guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915 - 1973) playing a Gibson Les Paul electric guitar on stage with Chris Barber's Jazz Band, Cardiff, Wales, November 1957. (Photo by Chris Ware/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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UNSPECIFIED - JANUARY 01: STUDIO Photo of Hank BALLARD and Hank BALLARD+ Midnighters (Photo by Echoes/Redferns)

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  • Singer and bassist Alan Merrill of Anglo-American pop group Arrows, 1975. The band had their own TV series on Granada ITV from 1976 to 1977. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)

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