Anniversaries

It took place at Birmingham University in England, where only around 300 people got to attend.

He had Edgar Allan Poe, Pink Floyd and, most of all, partner Eric Woolfson to thank.

The blues legend was 70 years old.

They sounded like everybody — and nobody — else.

In the end, these stumbles were just another part of their legend.

"I leave it in your capable hands," the note reads in part.

The "Purple Rain" singer was just 57 years old.

Buildings, bridges and monuments across the world were bathed in purple lights in honor of the music star.

It was 1959, and the future Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was just 13 years old.

It made the song's writer, Hoyt Axton, and his mom, Mae Axton, the first parent/child combination to each have a No. 1 hit on the singles chart.