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Bob Dylan

American musician

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Bruce Springsteen

American singer, songwriter, and bandleader

Frank Sinatra

Frank Sinatra

American singer and actor

The King of Rock and Roll

Elvis Presley

American singer and actor

Grace Jones

Jamaican singer, model, and actress

Ruben Studdard

American singer

Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson

American actress and musician

Barbara Mandrell

Barbara Mandrell

American musician

Toby Keith

Toby Keith

American country singer and songwriter

Jordin Sparks

American pop singer

Boy George

Boy George

British singer

Mac Miller

Mac Miller

American rapper

Lizzo

Lizzo

American singer, rapper, and flutist

Dua Lipa

Dua Lipa

British-Albanian singer, model, and entrepreneur

Kris Allen

American singer-songwriter

Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton

American pop singer and songwriter

Melissa Manchester

American singer and songwriter

Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John

British-Australian actress and singer

Joan Jett

Joan Jett

American musician

Grace Bumbry

American opera singer

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