Rock and Culture Anniversaries

It's humorously titled after his familiar stage introduction, "… on tonsils and sneakers, I'm 'Lonesome' Dave."

His arrival led to critically lauded triumphs like '2112' and multiplatinum smashes like 'Moving Pictures.'

Turns out, fame just added sharper corners and greater heft to the chip he had on his shoulder.

Future Led Zeppelin star actually got his solo start decades before 1988's 'Outrider.'

Led Zeppelin stars had already shocked fans when they reunited for MTV's 'Unledded' special.

He'd been out drinking with friends when the casual evening took a terrible turn.

Unfortunately, the decade's musical climate may have doomed this group from the start.

They had a rather inauspicious beginning at this tiny Knights of Columbus Hall outside of Houston.

Crazy or not, Van Halen's cofounding frontman was bound for a solo career.

There were plenty of memorable gigs throughout his too-brief career, but none was more infamous than this one.

He already had a pair of Top 10 solo albums to his credit, plus a day job in a little band called Genesis.

A murder at this show effectively brought the peace-and-love ethos of the '60s to a jarring end.