A picture of the Oak Ridge Boys standing in front of a background with horizontal stripes. There is blue text in the upper left corner and the name of the band in blue and yellow text in the upper right corner.

The 1980 Oak Ridge Boys album "Together" features the song "Trying to Love Two Women" and was highly successful in the country music charts breaking into the top ten. 

The Oak Ridge Boys are a group of American born country artists. Most well known for their hit song "Elvira," the Oak Ridge Boys have been active since the late 1940s. As of 2024, the band continues to tour and release albums. As a group, the Oak Ridge Boys have been inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. With over 30 studio albums and 17 number 1 hits, they are one of the most successful gospel crossover artists of all time. 

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Mucca Pazza is a Chicago based music ensemble. Mucca Pazza means “mad cow” in Italian. Their music is a combination of marching band traditions and street theater with rock band influences. The group consists of thirty members and is widely popular in the Chicago underground music scene. Mucca Pazza is known for their original, theatrical, eccentric, and avant garde performances. They are critically acclaimed and performed at various music festivals. The group is gaining national attention and has performed at the Kentucky Derby appeared on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

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The image is from a promotion poster for the Michael Jackson's sixth album Thriller. This is one of Jackson's most successful albums that includes his biggest hits such as "Wanna be Startin' Somethin,'" the title track, "Beat It," "Billie Jean," "P.Y.T (Pretty Young Thing)." The album received numerous awards which included "Album of the Year" at the 1984 Grammy's.

Thriller was pioneering and revolutionary. The music videos for the singles "Beat It," "Thriller," and "Billie Jean" transformed the medium into a movie-like production with a storyline, special effects, and dance sequence. Thriller is ranked number 20 on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Album of All Times" and is also included in the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry for social and cultural significance.    

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The image is from the choreography of Michael Jackson's single "Billie Jean" from his sixth solo album Thriller. The music video depicts Jackson dancing along the sidewalk and tiles light up at his footstep. As he spins, Jackson jumps and the shot freeze frame as he land on his toes. During a live performance of "Billie Jean" at the Motown 25th Anniversary in 1983, Jackson premiered his iconic "moonwalk" sequence. "Billie Jean" topped music charts all over the world and spent seven weeks at number one on US Billboard Hot 100, and won the "Best R&B Song" and "Best R&B Male Vocal Performance" awards at the 1984 Grammy's.   

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Led Zeppelin was an English rock band that formed in London in 1968, best known for their hit "Stairway to Heaven." The band consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist and keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. Their early albums were rooted in heavy guitar-driven sounds but also influenced by the blues and folk music. Led Zeppelin represented the hippie-love, psychedelic mind-set of the 1960s and 1970s. They are recognized as one of the originators of heavy metal. Led Zeppelin has sold over 300 million albums world wide is widely considered one of the most successful, innovative and influential rock groups in history.

Led Zeppelin have influenced hard rock and heavy metal bands such as Black Sabbath, Queen, Megadeth, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and many others. 

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K.D. Lang, born Kathryn Dawn Lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer/song writer. She has won numerous Grammy Awards and Juno Awards (the Canadian counterpart of the Grammy). K.D. Lang has collaborate with numerous prominent musicians such as Elton John, Tony Bennett, Roy Orbison, among many others.

As a teenager in 1983, Lang was fascinated by the life of Patsy Cline and formed a tribute band called the Reclines. She eventually became a solo artist in the early 1990s. Although the image on the button is not associated with the tribute band, it is a caricature of Lang posing with a guitar when she was a solo artist. She was often photographed with a guitar in abstract positions in promotional photos.

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Photograph of John Cougar-Mellencamp with an orange, red and yellow sky background with white and blue text.

This a promotional button for John Cougar's (also known as John Mellencamp or John Cougar-Mellencamp) 1982 album "American Fool". The album reached number one in 1982 and was the highest selling album of the year. Featuring "Hurts So Good" and the classic rock standard "Jack and Diane" it is one of Mellencamp's most successful albums.

Boasting over 40 million album sales, 22 top 40 hits, and a Grammy Award, Mellencamp is a highly successful musician. In 2008 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame by Billy Joel who Mellencamp inducted in 1999.

Along with Willie Nelson and Neil Young, Mellencamp is one of the founders and organizers of Farm Aid - a yearly benefit concert designed to aid American farmers.

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Yoko Ono met John Lennon, member of The Beatles, in 1966 during a preview of Ono's art exhibition at a London gallery. They began an affair a year later and married in 1969. In addition to collaborating on numerous recordings, the couple held "Bed-ins for Peace" to protest the Vietnam War. It is rumored that Yoko Ono's relationship with John Lennon was the cause behind the breakup of The Beatles.

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The button is in reference to the debut album "Are You Experienced" from the band The Jimi Hendrix Experience. The band consisted of Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell, Billy Cox, and Noel Redding. Jimi Hendrix's electric guitar playing skills is unparalleled, the combination of his guitar and song writing skills gave the psychedelic and hard rock music a new sound. The musical style is a blend of rhythm and blues, rock, and electric blues. "Are You Experienced" reached number five on the Billboard 200 in 1976 and was also widely popular in the United Kingdom.

The four song released from the album "Purple Haze," "Foxy Lady," "Hey Joe," and The Wind Cries Mary" were placed on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Song of All times. The album is ranked number 15 on 500 Greatest Albums of All Times; it is also included in the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry for social and cultural significance. Jimi Hendrix pioneered the used of the electric guitar with controlled  sounds with smooth transition, he is considered the greatest guitarist of all times.