Rock and Culture Anniversaries

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

Our list tends to focus more on the rootsy side of the Allman Brothers Band's sound – and that's fitting.

Will Ferrell's skit was so surreal that it ended up being aired toward the end of an episode.

Even three of the people involved with the original session returned to this song over the years.

The tragedy cast a long shadow on the rock world and, in the days that followed, that shadow only lengthened.

He was a guitar god with one of rock's fastest-rising young bands and she was a sitcom star with a squeaky-clean image.

Richard Ramirez spent a portion of 1984 and '85 committing a string of unspeakable crimes under cover of darkness.

Generally derided, this album tends to challenge your expectations today – and even your memory.

Adding Neil Young in 1969 created great expectations – and their second album didn't disappoint.

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

Changes actually started during the preceding 'Diamond Dogs' tour.

Nobody was really happy with way things turned out, not even Ray Davies.