Plus: 26 musicians who have shaped the sound of the five boroughs, a New York playlist, and venues we have loved and lost.
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on the covers: Lou Reed, photographed by Mick Rock; Madonna, photographed by Michael McDonnell (Hulton Archive/Getty Images); Bob Dylan, photographed by Don Hunstein (Courtesy of Sony Music Archive); the Notorious B.I.G., photographed by Clarence Davis (NY Daily News Archive/Getty Images); Billie Holiday, photographed by Bob Willoughby (Redferns/Getty Images); Jay-Z, photographed by Edwin “Phade” Sacasa; Frank Sinatra, photographed by Ike Vern (Everett Collection); Barbra Streisand, photographed by Philippe Halsman (Magnum Photos).
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