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Rick Wright
British musician
The King of Rock and Roll
Elvis Presley
American singer and actor
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
British musician
John Lennon, 1968
John Lennon
British musician
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
American musician
Forever young
Buddy Holly
American musician
Bill Haley and His Comets
Bill Haley
American musician
Little Richard
Little Richard
American musician
Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley
American musician
George Harrison
George Harrison
British musician
Connie Francis
Connie Francis
American singer
Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison
American singer and songwriter
Carl Perkins
Carl Perkins
American musician and songwriter
Eddie Cochran.
Eddie Cochran
American singer and musician
Wanda Jackson
Wanda Jackson
American singer
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Rick Nelson
American musician and actor
John Entwistle
British musician
Ritchie Valens
Ritchie Valens
American musician
Lloyd Price
American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur
Lee Hazlewood
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