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Jim Morrison of The Doors passed out on stage during a 1968 performance in Frankfurt.
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Kurt Cobain smoking a cigarette while onstage during Nirvana's MTV: Live and Loud concert in 1993.
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Elvis Presley up on his toes at the Olympia Theater in Miami, 1956.
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The Beatles on Granada TV's "Late Scene Extra" show in Manchester, England, 1963.
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Joan Baez and Bob Dylan performing during the March on Washington civil rights rally in Washington, DC, 1963.
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Johnny Rotten leading the Sex Pistols at Dunstable's Queensway Hall in 1976.
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Debbie Harry onstage with Blondie at the Whisky a Go Go nightclub in West Hollywood, 1977.
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Pete Townshend of the Who smashing his guitar at Granby Halls in Leicester, England, 1967.
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Led Zeppelin at Madison Square Garden in New York City, 1977.
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Bruce Springsteen at the LA Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, 1978.
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Carlos Santana performing at the Woodstock Music Festival while tripping on mescaline in 1969.
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Bob Marley at The Roxy in Los Angeles, 1979.
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Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones on stage in New York City, 1978.
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Freddie Mercury and John Deacon of Queen striking a power-stance in Lieden, Netherlands, 1980.
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The Runaways at CBGB in New York City, 1976.
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James Brown getting funky in Hamburg, Germany, 1973.
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Michael Jackson giving a larger-than-life performance during the 1993 Super Bowl XXVII halftime show in Pasadena, California.
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The Ramones rage ferociously at CBGB in New York City, 1977.
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Patti Smith at London's Electric Ballroom in 1976.
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Prince during his 1984 Purple Rain tour at the Ritz Club in New York City.
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Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac gives a witchy bow to the crowds at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, 1977.
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