Rock and Culture Anniversaries

They topped the charts for a final time with this jigsaw puzzle of a song.

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

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

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

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

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

That raspy howl may have been new to some, but he'd actually been chipping away at mainstream success for years.

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

"We’re all thankful for both of them, but especially for both of them combined."

At the time, one of his defining songs didn’t yet have its famous title.

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

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