Behind the scenes of an iconic era of music history
By Matt Miller
Bear Grylls//Digital Spy
Behind the scenes of an iconic era of music history
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Gladys Knight & friends backstage at the Apollo, Harlem in 1973, (Photo by David Reed/Redferns)
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Elvis Presley and Sammy Davis, Jr. backstage in Elvis' dressing room, opening night at the Showroom International Hotel on 10 August, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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David Blue, Lainie Kazan, Bob Dylan, Robert De Niro, Sally Kirkland, Ronee Blakley, and Martine Getty backstage at the Roxy for Ronee Blakley's concert on 18 August, 1976 in Los Angeles, California.
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Robert Quine, Elvis Costello, and Richard Hell backstage of CBGB in 1978.
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Michael Jackson and his brother Randy (right) backstage at the Inglewood Forum, August 26, 1973. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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James Brown poses backstage in London in 1973. (Photo by David Reed/Redferns)
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Elton John relaxes backstage at Doug Weston's Troubadour on 25 August, 1970 in Los Angeles (now West Hollywood), California. (Photo by Ed Caraeff/Getty Images)
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Aston 'Family Man' Barrett and Bob Marley of The Wailers playing guitar and keyboards backstage at the Odeon, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 18 July, 1975. (Photo by Ian Dickson/Redferns)
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Joni Mitchell, Mimi Farina, and Herbie Hancock enjoy a moment backstage at the Berkeley Jazz Festival, which was held at the Greek Theatre in May 1979 in Berkeley, California. (Photo by Ed Perlstein/Redferns/Getty Images)
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Joan Jett of The Runaways backstage at the Whiskey a Go Go in Los Angeles, California in 1977.
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Paul and Linda McCartney (right) backstage with Mick Jagger (left) and Bill Wyman (centre) at a Rolling Stones concert at The Palladium, New York City, June 19, 1978. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
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Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield of the Righteous Brothers, David Bowie, Yoko Ono, John Lennon, and Roberta Flack at The Grammys on 1 March, 1975 in New York City. (Photo by Waring Abbott/Getty Images)
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David Bowie and Gerald Casale of Devo pose backstage on 14 November, 1977 at Max's in Kansas City.
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David Bowie, preparing for a performance backstage, circa 1973. He is being dressed in an extravagant costume by his wife Angie Bowie (right) and an assistant. (Photo by Terry O'Neill/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Debbie Harry meets a snake before a Philadelphia concert in 1978. (Photo by Martyn Goddard/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath pose for a portrait backstage at Cobo Hall on 26 November, 1976 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Michael Marks/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Bassist Paul Simonon of punk group The Clash, backstage at a concert at the Royal College of Art (RCA), London, 5 November, 1976. (Photo by Julian Yewdall/Getty Images)
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Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon, and Mick Jones of the Clash backstage at the Rainbow Theatre on the White Riot tour on 9 June, 1977.
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Debbie Harry backstage at the Philadelphia Spectrum on 1 January, 1978.
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Diana Ross backstage at a concert on the Rolling Stones' 1975 Tour of the Americas. (Photo by Christopher Simon Sykes/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)