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Back to Black- Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse brought honesty and transparency to the mainstream in a time of glorified vapid behavior. Instead of adopting an inflated pop-star personality, Winehouse was unafraid to be herself, and she had one of the most recognizable and important voices in the echelon of modern music.

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Elvis Presley exchanged his truck for $1 to a man he generously gave a ride to; a truck for a buck.
Layne Staley asked Jerry Cantrell to play in a funk band and agreed to sing in Cantrell’s band in exchange. The funk band didn’t last but Cantrell’s band became Alice in Chains.
All members of Nirvana were kicked out from their own release party for starting a food fight.
The Who drummer, Keith Moon, claims to have given Led Zeppelin their name.

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