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The ‘Queen of Soul’ in ’90’s Fashion

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I See Your Picture Wherever I Go: Prince in the LIFE Archive

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Genius at Work: W. Eugene Smith with Sinatra, Stravinsky, and Other Masters

Folk singer Joan Baez on the beach near her home in Carmel, California, in 1962. people

See Photos of a Young Joan Baez as She Began a Life of Music and Activism

Portrait of the legendary Carter family (R-L) A. P. Carter, his sister-in-law Maybelle (playing guitar), her sister Sara (A.P.'s wife) playing autoharp and; Maybelle's young daughters Helen, June and; Anita; singing together home. arts & entertainment

Behind the Music of Country’s Founding Family

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Sinatra at His Home Bar, and More: Intimate Photos Of a Legend

Tina Turner, 1970 arts & entertainment

Tina Turner: Unpublished Photos of the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll

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LIFE With Dizzy Gillespie: Rare and Classic Portraits of a Playful Genius

Ray Charles, with arms outstretched, during performance at Carnegie Hall, 1966. people

Ray Charles: Photos of a Musical Genius On Stage and Off

Singer and bandleader Billy Eckstine gets a hug from an adoring fan after a show at the late, great New York City jazz club, Bop City, 1949. people

Adoring Billy Eckstine: Portrait of a Jazz Legend and His Fans

Return of the King: When Elvis Left the Army arts & entertainment

Return of the King: When Elvis Left the Army

Fans at the first Beatles concert in America, Washington, DC, Feb. 11, 1964. arts & entertainment

Fans Go Wild at the Beatles’ First Concert in America

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