Rock and Culture Anniversaries

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

Turnover behind and in front of the camera led to an unusual finale.

This collaboration with John Lennon grew out of worries about becoming a prisoner to celebrity.

This was a bold step for the James Bond franchise, which had long relied on silky crooned ballads for its themes.

Expectations weren't all that high for one of the festival's signature moments.

"The Power of Love" became their first chart-topping smash, but it didn't exactly begin with lofty expectations.

Chaffing at their country-rock roots, they regrouped to construct a "nasty track with pretty vocals."

After burning tapes from dozens of other concerts, they had just two shots at completing a crucial live album.

Soaring "Philadelphia Freedom" name-checked the cradle of independence just in time for the U.S. Bicentennial.

It's still a touchstone moment in every band profile, an obligatory part of every interview and a set-list stalwart.