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CIRCA 1973: Chuck Panazzo, John Curulewski, Dennis De Young, John Panazzo, James Young of the rock quintet "Styx" poses for a portrait in circa 1973. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
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Stevie Nicks, who wrote one of the biggest hit songs of 1977
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A Vox V846-HW electric guitar wah-wah effects pedal, photographed during a studio shoot for Total Guitar Magazine, January 20, 2012. (Photo by David Caudery/Total Guitar Magazine via Getty Images)
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American musician, singer, songwriter and poet Lou Reed (1942 – 2013) performing live in 1973. (Photo by Gus Stewart/Getty Images) -
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American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift performs on stage as part of her Eras Tour in Lisbon on May 24, 2024. (Photo by ANDRE DIAS NOBRE / AFP) (Photo by ANDRE DIAS NOBRE/AFP via Getty Images)
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BEIJING – AUGUST 08: British singer Sarah Brightman and Chinese singer Liu Huan perform during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
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THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO — — Pictured: Musician Trace Adkins performing on April 8, 1998 — (Photo by: Margaret Norton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) -
CIRCA 1960 Rock and Roll singer Dion DiMucci of "Dion And The Belmonts" poses for publicity photo after going solo circa 1960. (Photo by: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – JANUARY 11: Debbie Harry of Blondie performs on stage at Hammersmith Odeon on January 11th, 1980 in London United Kingdom. (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns) -
LONDON – 1965: Rock band "Them" featuring Van Morrison (right) and an ever changing line up of session musicians pose for a portrait in 1965 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Ross Copperman accepts Gary Haber Lifting Lives Award at the 14th Annual Academy Of Country Music Honors at Ryman Auditorium on August 25, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images,,) -
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Tracy Lawrence performs at the Ryman Auditorium on May 18, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
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LONDON – 1965: Keith Moon, Pete Townshend, John Entwhistle and Roger Daltrey of the rock and roll band "The Who" pose for a portrait in 1965 in London, England. (Photo by Cyrus Andrews/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
Photo by Richard E. Aaron/Redferns Every Baby Boomer Alive Has a Core Memory To Go With These 5 Songs From the 1970s
Every baby boomer alive likely has at least one core memory (probably several) attached to these iconic 1970s songs.
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SACRAMENTO, CA – MAY 7: Robert Smith, lead singer, guitarist, multi instrumentalist, lyricist, principal songwriter and only consistent member of the rock band The Cure, which he co-founded in 1976 gets ready to perform May 7, 1992 at the California Expo Amphitheater, Sacramento , California (Photo by Paul Harris/Getty Images)
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CIRCA 1975: Pop Singer Elton John plays piano as he performs onstage in a bowler cap and a striped red and black scarf in circa 1975. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
LOS ANGELES – CIRCA 1961: Rock and roll singer Elvis Presley holds a prop gun while filming a movie in circa 1961 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) -
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American singer Debbie Harry performing with Blondie at the Dr. Pepper Central Park Music Festival at Wollman Rink in Central Park, New York City, 9th July 1979. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) -
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 14: Riley Green performs at Spotify & Riley Green's "That's Just Me" Album Release Party at Desert 5 Spot on September 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Spotify)
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Stealers Wheel, Amsterdam Netherlands, 1973, (Photo Gijsbert Hanekroot, Amsterdam)
