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Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash meet up at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, December 21, 1957. Elvis didn't perform that night—he just stopped by to visit friends and watched the show from the wings to avoid starting a riot. Photo via Michael Ochs Archives
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Black Sabbath, 1972. Photo by Kevin Goff. This was the year they recorded Vol. 4 in Bel Air. The legend goes that the band’s budget for cocaine ($75,000) was actually higher than the budget to record the album ($60,000)
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Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull, and Brian Jones at a reception for The Supremes, January 1968. Photo by Tony Gale. The party was held on King's Road in Chelsea to celebrate the Motown legends' arrival in London
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The Beatles relaxing with Martha, July 28, 1968. This was taken inside the geodesic dome in Paul McCartney’s backyard during their famous "Mad Day Out" photo session. The band spent the entire Sunday driving around London with war photographer Don McCullin to get publicity shots for the White Album
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Jimi Hendrix, 1967. Photo by Karl Ferris
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Paul McCartney and John Lennon at "Ready, Steady, Go" in London, 1964. Photo by David Redfern
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Fleetwood Mac at press conference during the Rumours era , 1977 Photo by Michael Ochs Archives
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The Yardbirds backstage, 1966. Photo by Michael Ochs Archives. This shot features the celebrated Jeff Beck lineup: Jim McCarty, Paul Samwell-Smith, Keith Relf, Chris Dreja, and Beck himself. This was taken just months before Samwell-Smith left the group, paving the way for Jimmy Page to join
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Marc Bolan, 1971. Photo by Keith Morris. This was the year of Electric Warrior and "Get It On'"
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Rod Stewart at London's Oval Cricket Ground , 1971. Photo by Joe Sia. This was the "Goodbye Summer" , a massive benefit concert for Bangladesh (similar to the Concert for Bangladesh in NYC). Rod Stewart and The Faces were the headliners, performing to a crowd of over 30,000 fans
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