File icons in Finder shows random app icons

My image files all have an iTunes icon. I don't know how it got like this, but how can I fix it so it shows the generic Image or Preview (which is the app selected to open all JPGs) icon? I tried selecting a file and choosing to open all files of this type to Photoshop, which turned image file icons to a Photoshop type icon, and when I set to open them in Preview, they went back to iTunes icons. Very annoying.
Can anyone help??

Most likely a mucked up LaunchServices database file. Launch the Terminal app in /Utilities/, copy & paste in this one liner into the window that pops up, hit the return key, quit the Terminal app, and restart:
*/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchS ervices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user*

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