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.

Turnover behind and in front of the camera led to an unusual finale.

He borrowed drummer Steve Smith for a hit song inspired by his band’s hit “Faithfully.”

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

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