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Outtake; Also ran in W 8/1/1996 p.69; Tom Petty performing at the AmFar's awards ceremony where Magic Johnson was honored with the Courage Award at the charity's Country Western night at the Beverly Hilton on May 17, 1996 in Los Angeles, California…Article title: "Eye: Hothouse Flowers" (Photo by Jan Jarecki/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images)
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CHICAGO, IL – MARCH 7: Singer Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam performs at the Chicago Stadium on March 7, 1994 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Wire Image)
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SALT LAKE CITY – JUNE 16: Rock and roll band "The Beach Boys" pose for a portrait in front a run down pier on June 16, 1968 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (L-R) Mike Love, Bruce Johnston, Dennis Wilson, Al Jardine, Carl Wilson. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
ENTERPRISE, AL – JUNE 14: Singer/Songwriter Tim McGraw performs at the 2012 BamaJam Music and Arts Festival – Day 1 at BamaJam Farms in Enterprise, Alabama on June 14, 2012 (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images) -
UNITED STATES – circa 1977: NASSAU COLISEUM Photo of QUEEN and Roger TAYLOR and Freddie MERCURY and Brian MAY and John DEACON, Posed studio group portrait L-R Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May and John Deacon (Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns) -
Tears for Fears – Koninklijk Circus – Brussel – Belgium – 21/04/1985 Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith Photo gie Knaeps
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BURBANK, CALIFORNIA: In this image released on December 20, 2025, Blake Shelton performs onstage during the 28th Family Film and TV Awards at Associated Television Int'l Studios in Burbank, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Family Film and TV Awards) -
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 25: Musician Alan Jackson performs onstage during CMT Giants as they honor Hank Williams Jr. held at the Gibson Amphitheatre on October 25, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images for CMT) -
Country singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson relaxes in the dressing room before performing with Kris Kristofferson and Friends at Municipal Auditorium on April 29, 1973 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage)
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AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 18: Charlie Crockett performs in concert during the 2026 SXSW Conference And Festival at Stubb's Bar-B-Q on March 18, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images) -
Darius Rucker, of the US band Hootie & the Blowfish, performs on stage during the American Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 25, 2026. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP via Getty Images) -
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American country music singer, songwriter, and bandleader Charlie Daniels (1936-2020) performs on an American flag guitar inscribed 'Never Forget, 9-11-01' on its head at Central Park SummerStage, New York, New York, August 3, 2002. (Photo by Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images) -
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 05: Randy Travis attends the More Life Tour at Ryman Auditorium on June 05, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) -
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American country music singer and guitarist Loretta Lynn and her husband Oliver Lynn, Jr. (also known as Mooney) (1948 – 1996) at the Country & Western Music Awards, Hollywood, California, February 27, 1975. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) -
Dierks Bentley performs at the Academy of Country Music's New Artist Show (Photo by M. Caulfield/WireImage for Bragman Nyman Cafarelli) -
Ann Peebles, studio portrait, USA, 1970. (Photo by Gilles Petard/Redferns)
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Country Singer Sanford Clark poses during a recording session at Viv Studios circa 1959 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Johnny Franklin/andmorebears/Getty Images) -
AUSTIN – JULY 4: Country singer and songwriter Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson perform as the Highwaymen at Willie Nelson Fourth of July picnic on July 4, 1985 in Austin, Texas. (photo by Beth Gwinn/Getty Images) -
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CANADA – OCTOBER 01: Buck Owens (Photo by Norman James/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
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Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac performs on stage, New York, 1977. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) -
CIRCA 1975: Lynyrd Skynyrd (L-R Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson, Gary Rossington, Artimus Pyle, Ronnie Van Zandt and Billy Powell) pose for a portrait circa 1975. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) 4 Iconic Lines From Lynyrd Skynyrd Songs That Came From Real-Life Conversations
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CIRCA 1967: Loretta Lynn poses for a portrait wearing a sweater in circa 1967. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
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Singer and Musician David Lee Roth of the group Van Halen during photo shoot, March 29, 1985 in Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images) -
British rock group Wings pictured together at Abbey Road Studios to record the album, 'Venus And Mars', London, 15th November 1974. Left to right: keyboard player Linda McCartney (1941 – 1998), singer and bassist Paul McCartney, drummer Geoff Britton, guitarist Denny Laine and guitarist Jimmy McCulloch (1953 – 1979, front). (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) -
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NASHVILLE, TN – SEPTEMBER 10: Recording artists Luke Bryan, left, and Cole Swindell perform at the opening of his "Luke's 32 Bridge Food + Drink" on September 10, 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for KP Entertainment)
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American rock singer-songwriter Andy Pratt performing on stage USA, 13th October 1977. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)