Rock and Culture Anniversaries

It's humorously titled after his familiar stage introduction, "… on tonsils and sneakers, I'm 'Lonesome' Dave."

First single with Don Felder helped them court a rock AM-radio audience.

Without it, they might never have rebounded from crushing disappointment to complete 'Abbey Road.'

Keyboardist "cut the ice" in the studio, allowing the group to ditch the drama and focus on music.

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

At the time, he said the long delay was the "worst thing that ever happened to me."

Ironically, they struggled mightily while trying to piece together this easygoing song.

Historic collaboration had a winding path to record store shelves.

Soaring "Philadelphia Freedom" name-checked the cradle of independence just in time for the U.S. Bicentennial.

His arrival led to critically lauded triumphs like '2112' and multiplatinum smashes like 'Moving Pictures.'

Cool old-school-meets-new-school cast played four shows meant to raise money for war-torn country.

This late-period triumph couldn't have been created in a more offhanded manner.