Rock and Culture Anniversaries

There was momentum to keep, and America still to be conquered.

He was joined by former Pink Floyd bandmate David Gilmour – but not for long.

He followed a career-defining smash with a Wings album populated by miniature delights and distracting whimsy.

Chaffing at their country-rock roots, they regrouped to construct a "nasty track with pretty vocals."

Sessions for this breezy U.S. chart-topping single were actually a painstaking drag.

This was a bold step for the James Bond franchise, which had long relied on silky crooned ballads for its themes.

Everything finally seemed to be coming together as he took the stage.

George Harrison and John Lennon got there first, releasing records under their names in 1968, but this one was different.

He arrived with a solid reputation fronting Rainbow and the underrated Elf.

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