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It's not too late for these acts to perform on the iconic television show.

Hard rock didn't arrive fully formed. It evolved from blues and country through the 1960s, gaining weight and power until the 1970s made it legendary.

Some of rock's most infamous records aren't bad so much as they are deeply, passionately hated by people who can't stop talking about them.

Ronstadt's career spanned country rock, jazz, mariachi and Motown covers. She didn't follow trends, she started them.

After half a century of rocking, there's still nobody who does it like them.

Neil Young's catalog is sprawling and uneven, but that's kind of the point. His willingness to follow instinct over commercial sense defined rock music.

Their monikers are forever etched in our collective musical memory. Or are they?

Not everybody can be U2.

What's the rush?

Van Morrison turned a garage band hit into rock royalty, then spent decades refusing to stay in one musical lane.