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Lesley Gore in The Tami Show. Photo: Shout Factory
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Gimme Shelter, The Rolling Stones. Photo: Maysles Films
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Elvis: That's the Way It Is. Photo: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Kurt Cobain of Nirvana during the taping of MTV Unplugged. Getty Images
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Dave Chappelle's Block Party brought together a collection of rap and hip-hop artists. Photo: Focus Features
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Bono in U2 3D. Photo: National Geographic Entertainment
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Homecoming shows the work that went into Beyonce's headline performance at Coachella. Photo: Netflix
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