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American musician Prince (1958 - 2016) performs onstage during a pre-tour concert at the Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, California, May 30, 1986 arts & entertainment

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

Elvis Presley in Nashville 1956 people

See Photos of Elvis on the Precipice of Fame

Tina Turner, 1970 people

Tina Turner: Unpublished Photos of the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Ray Charles and the Raelettes, 1966. people

Ray Charles: Rare and Classic Photos of an American Genius, 1966

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

Mad About the Boys: Rare Photos of Beatles Fans, 1964

LIFE With Rock Stars and Their Parents arts & entertainment

LIFE With Rock Stars . . . and Their Parents

Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 1969. arts & entertainment

Peace, Love, Music and Mud: LIFE at Woodstock

Members of the incarcerated musical group the Prisonaires, Tennessee, 1953. arts & entertainment

Stars Behind Bars: LIFE With the Prisonaires

Little Richard, 1971. people

Little Richard: Unpublished Photos of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s Original Wild Man

The Beatles wave to fans as they arrive at the Los Angeles airport in August 1964 for a press conference at the start of their second American tour. arts & entertainment

The Beatles Take America, 1964

Billie Holiday sings her standard, "Fine and Mellow," accompanied by James P. Johnson on piano and others, New York, 1943. arts & entertainment

Giants at Play: LIFE With Jazz Legends

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