Jefferson Airplane, Motley Crue, Pearl Jam and more: After years in the spotlight, some stars are still rocking.

Top: Jefferson Airplane members, in San Francisco on March 8, 1968, from left: Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Spencer Dryden, Paul Kantner, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady. Bottom: The band at their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in New York City on Jan. 17, 1996, from left: Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Paul Kantner, Marty Balin and Spencer Dryden.

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Musician Tom Petty in 1989, left, and performing at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 16, 2013 in Manchester, Tenn.

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Daryl Hall and John Oates in Manhattan in 1983 (top) and at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in New York in 2014.

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Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart with Jerry Garcia (left, in left photo) in 1969, and in 2012.

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Former front man of The Smiths, Morrissey, in 1995 (left) and performing in Los Angeles on March 2, 2013.

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Motley Crue, circa the mid 1980s (top), and at the announcement of their farewell tour and retirement in Los Angeles, on Jan. 28, 2014.

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Former Creedence Clearwater Revival front man John Fogerty, renowned for his bayou rock 'n roll style, in May 1989 (left), and on stage during the 48th Academy of Country Music Awards on April 7, 2013.

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Left: Fleetwood Mac -- from left, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie -- celebrate their Grammy Award in Los Angeles, Feb. 23, 1978. Right: Fleetwood Mac -- from left, Fleetwood, Nicks, Buckingham, Christine McVie and John McVie -- reunite for a 2014 tour.

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The Eagles in 1977 (top), and performing at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 8, 2013.

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Brad Whitford, Steven Tyler, Tom Hamilton, and Joe Perry of Aerosmith in 1993 (left), and Stephen Tyler in May 2013.

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Roger Daltrey performs with The Who at Madison Square Garden on March 11, 1976 (left) and arriving at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in London on Sept. 3, 2013.

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Singer-songwriter Tori Amos in 1994 (left), and performing during the Bonnaroo music festival in Manchester, Tenn. on June 11, 2010.

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Gwen Stefani performs with her band, No Doubt, in 2000 (left), and at the Wallis Annenberg Center For The Performing Arts Gala in Beverly Hills, on Oct. 17, 2013.

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Pearl Jam's lead singer Eddie Vedder in 1993 (left), and performing at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, on Oct. 18, 2013.

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Brian Johnson, Angus Young, Simon Wright, Malcom Young and Cliff Williams of rock group AC/DC circa 1980 (top), and AC/DC, from left, Brian Johnson, Malcolm Young, Phil Rudd, Angus Young, and Cliff Williams performing on stage during a concert in Munich, southern Germany, in June 2003.

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Fiona Apple dances during a performance in 1997 (left), and performs at the NPR showcase during the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas, on March 14, 2012.

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Billy Idol at the MTV awards at Radio City Music Hall in 1984 (left), and performing in Seattle after Michael Henrichsen launched a two-year grass-roots campaign to convince the rock star to play for his birthday party, on Oct. 26, 2012.

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Lita Ford performs during a Hollywood party in 1978 (left), and at the Nikon Theater at Jones Beach in Wantagh on July 13, 2012.

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Van Halen performing at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in 1980 (left), and at the band's dress rehearsal for family and friends at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Feb. 8, 2012.

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Guns N' Roses rock group receives the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award for "November Rain," in 1992 (left), and band member Slash performs during a celebration for Muhammad Ali's 70th birthday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, on Feb. 18, 2012.

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Marilyn Manson performs at the "OzzFest '97" in 1997 (left), and on the Masters of Madness Tour at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md., on June 17, 2013.

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Dee Snider, from the rock band Twisted Sister in 1985 (left), and in 2010.

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Members of Nirvana, from left, Krist Novoselic, David Grohl, and Kurt Cobain in 1991 (left), and Dave Grohl at the 35th Kennedy Center Honors, at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C, on Dec. 2, 2012.

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Stevie Nicks and her Fleetwood Mac bandmates with their Grammys after winning Album of the Year for "Rumours," in 1978 (left), and Stevie Nicks at The Clinton Foundation Gala in Honor of “A Decade of Difference" at The Palladium in Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 14, 2011.

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Jon Bon Jovi in 1997 (left), and performing during NBC's "Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together" concert in New York, on Nov. 2, 2012.

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Billy Joel holds his Grammy award in New York City, in 1981(left), and on stage in 2009.

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Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Keith Moon of The Who (left), and Roger Daltreyand Pete Townshend during the Bridgestone Halftime Show Press Conference in Florida, on Feb. 4, 2010.

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Sheryl Crow at the 37th Grammys in Los Angeles, in 1995 (left), and at the Entertainment Industry Foundation's "Unforgettable Evening" in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 18, 2012.

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Keith Richards in 1972 (left), and at the Norman Mailer Center and Writers Colony annual gala in Manhattan, on Nov. 8, 2011.

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Kenny Rogers records "We Are the World" with 44 other musical artists in Los Angeles, in 1985 (left), and Kenny Rogers at the CMA Music Festival, on June 7, 2008.

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Debbie Harry otherwise known as Blondie (left), and attending the 21st annual Glamour Women of the Year Awards at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan, on Nov. 7, 2011.

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Ringo Starr is shown on a 1965 Beatles album cover (left), and in Beverly Hills, Calif., on June 12, 2007.

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Ozzy Osbourne in Los Angeles, in 1981 (left), and at a listening party for his new album, "Scream," at Sirius XM studios in Manhattan, on May 20, 2010.

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Courtney Love on trial on a charge of misdemeanor assault in 1995 (left), and attending the 2011 WSJ Magazine Innovator of the Year Awards at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan, on Oct. 27, 2011.

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Gene Simmons, back left, and other members of the band Kiss in 1972 (left), and Gene Simmons in 2011.

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Pat Benatar in 1998 (left), and in a publicity photo in 2011.

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Bob Dylan during a news conference at Kennedy International Airport in New York, in 1969 (left), and performing at the 22nd annual Blues music festival, on April 25, 2011.

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Mick Jagger with singer Marianne Faithfull at Marlborough St. Court for possession of marijuana in London, in 1969 (left), and performing onstage during the Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles, on Feb. 13, 2011.

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Along with other members from the band Poison, Bret Michaels poses on a 1989 poster (left), and in Los Angeles, in 2008.

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Alice Cooper (aka Vincent Furnier) circa 1970 (left), and in Los Angeles on May 26, 2010.

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Paul McCartney of The Beatles at Buckingham Palace in London, in 1965 (left), and at his wedding in 2011.

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