Anniversaries

For a brief moment, Oscar gold was turned to purple.

Armed trucker holed up in record-company office until radio station played classic song.

Follow-up to '461 Ocean Boulevard' couldn't match its predecessor's gold-selling, chart-topping success.

Sessions for 1975's 'Hearts' began with pulling this future chart-topping song off the trash heap.

Tommy Lee's marriage to the 'Dynasty' star provided Nikki Sixx with the impetus to write the 'Dr. Feelgood' power ballad.

Guitarist sent heavy blues in a new direction when he quit band in 1965.

1995 home video launch came two years after he’d stormed through power trio performance.

The band didn't seem capable of letting one of its final singles be.

As the 'Purple Rain' tour wound down, Prince was thinking about his next project.

Final track on ‘Pump’ cemented band’s return from ‘80s doldrums.