Anniversaries

Van Halen's recording career hit its first major road bump with the release of 'III,' an album that debuted their third singer.

After almost 30 years as a member of the Rolling Stones, Bill Wyman was done.

Bad Company re-emerged in March 1979 with their fifth LP, Desolation Angels, another solid 10-track slab of blues-influenced rock.

In 1992, with the biggest record of their career behind them and 25 million of Elektra Records' dollars in the bank, Motley Crue seemed poised to scale even greater heights.

Sammy Hagar adds two new songs to a solo-career greatest hits collection, leading to a dispute with his Van Halen bandmates.

Jimmy Page and David Coverdale, two veterans eager to prove themselves outside of their famous bands, joined forces on the album Coverdale/Page, which was released on March 15, 1993.

Marc Bolan's star began to fade after T-Rex's 'Tanx,' but not before leaving us with one more classic LP.

With the future of the Rolling Stones in limbo, Mick Jagger kicked off a solo tour of Japan on March 15, 1988, in support of his second album, 'Primitive Cool.'

Joe Jackson released 'Body and Soul' on March 14, 1984.

Pantera overcame growing interpersonal problems to deliver their final album in March of 2000.

On March 14, 1968, BBC1's Top of the Pops TV program premiered a new video clip by the Beatles for their new single "Lady Madonna."

Early 1995 found Van Halen heading back out on the road with a No. 1 album on the chart — but trouble was brewing.