Anniversaries

They were never one to let a golden opportunity to pass them by.

'Falling in Between' offered fans another variation on the band's constantly shifting sound.

They'd become established stars elsewhere but in the U.S., nobody was listening.

He started out performing for loose change at Greenwich Village "basket houses" like the Café Wha? and the Gaslight Café.

It all started in a little room, with zero hoopla, and an unprecedented amount of talent.

It took the band decades of trying – and getting past a bout of bird flu.

Settling into middle age, he became a much more deliberate world music traveler.

He'd only been overseas once before, supporting 'Born to Run' with four shows over a one-week spell.

Bob Hite, who sang Canned Heat to blues-boogie fame after a breakout performance at Woodstock, died on April 5, 1981.

Though he was similarly named, similarly voiced, even similarly maned, none of it could save Steve Augeri's debut.

The Thamesmen, featuring future members of Spinal Tap, released "Gimme Some Money" b/w "Cups and Cakes" as their first – and only – single.

This was an opportunity to show the world beyond their faithful legions exactly what the band’s acoustic side was all about.