Rock and Culture Anniversaries

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

Critics in some circles – including his own band – criticized the album for being too polished.

He already had a pair of Top 10 solo albums to his credit, plus a day job in a little band called Genesis.

In a way, this is the back-to-basics record the Beatles' 'Let It Be' was supposed to be.

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

Fittingly, the self-titled LP arrived at U.K. record stores on Friday the 13th.

They restored rootsy, good-time rock 'n' roll to the charts during a time when it was in decidedly short supply.

Unfortunately, the decade's musical climate may have doomed this group from the start.

They had a rather inauspicious beginning at this tiny Knights of Columbus Hall outside of Houston.

They performed the album only 31 times over 16 months in just four cities.