Rock and Culture Anniversaries

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.

Anthrax's Scott Ian also joined for the VH1 Classic special 'Matzo and Metal.'

Anyone looking for the match-light moment when they exploded onto the national scene needs to search no further.

Every element of this wry narrative about a gold digger's empty life unfolds with a writerly knack for detail.

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

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

They didn't seem capable of letting this one be.

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.

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

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