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This country musician and actor is the most frequent musical guest in the history of the Tonight Show. His video for the song Honky Tonk Man was the first ever country video on MTV. Johnny Cash once called him his favorite country singer, and his duet with his idol Buck Owens on the song "The Streets of Bakersfield" was a #1 country hit. He's sold over 25 million records and his album "This Time" sold triple platinum.
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Dwight Yoakam
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Although this 1973 album track by the Eagles was never released as a single, it has been covered by numerous artists including; Westlife, Johnny Rodriguez, Diana Krall, Clint Black, Johnny Cash, The Carpenters and Linda Ronstadt.
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Desperado
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Although his given first name was Edward, almost everyone will better remember this jazz bandleader, composer and pianist by his more noble nickname.
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Duke Ellington
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Their hits include: Sultans of Swing, Money for Nothing and Walk of Life
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Dire Straits
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This song was the first #1 UK single for Elton John and his duet partner Kiki Dee
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Don't Go Breaking My Heart
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Jazz trumpeter, composer & bandleader who made contributions to bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, orchestral jazz, and fusion jazz. And worked with a murderers' row of the best musicians from; Billy Eckstein, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins & Gerry Mulligan to Bill Evans, Gil Evans, Charles Mingus, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter, etc. Some called him "the Prince of Darkness" but his name is...
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Miles Davis
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Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Robinson formed this country trio with an ornithological name.
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The Dixie Chicks
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This 1976 single by Kiss made some people think they were a Michigan band. It's also the title of a 1999 movie wherein their music plays a significant role
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Detroit Rock City
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The lead singer of The Who, he also has released eight solo studio albums
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Roger Daltrey
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Although it was covered by numerous artists, the original version was a 1962 #1 hit by Gene Chandler, who subsequently applied the title sobriquet to himself.
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Duke of Earl
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Justin Timberlake called him "the best singer of all time" and Amy Winehouse said he was her favorite artist of all time. Despite a life cut short by tragedy, he managed to leave us with three outstanding solo studio albums, some wonderful duets with Roberta Flack, and the modern holiday standard "This Christmas".
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Donny Hathaway
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Malcolm "Mac" Rebennack has been a prominant New Orleans-born piano player and singer since the '60s. A 6-time Grammy award winner and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he is better known by his alter-ego persona with a medical sounding name.
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Dr. John
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This 1974 Elton John single featured backing vocals from Carl Wilson and Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys-it peaked at #2 in the Billboard Top 100. A later duet version with George Michael soared to #1 in the UK.
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Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
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This songwriter was the first to earn a Nobel Prize for his work. He's also a painter of note. Oh, and he sings too.
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Bob Dylan
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"Don't Do Me Like That" and "Refugee" were the hit singles from this triple platinum album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, their third studio album.
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Damn the Torpedoes
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