Anniversaries

"That song," manager and producer Andrew Loog Oldham later admitted, "was going nowhere."

It took place at Birmingham University in England, where only around 300 people got to attend.

The blues legend was 70 years old.

"I leave it in your capable hands," the note reads in part.

The "Purple Rain" singer was just 57 years old.

It was 1959, and the future Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was just 13 years old.

It made the song's writer, Hoyt Axton, and his mom, Mae Axton, the first parent/child combination to each have a No. 1 hit on the singles chart.

The singer kept his deteriorating health private for several years.

Upon its release, it became their first single to chart in the U.S.

There was a noticeable difference on his country-inspired eighth album.

The guitarist's untimely death cut short one of rock's greatest partnerships.

Watch the video closely and you'll notice something off...

His infamous statement about the Beatles' success wasn't even the strangest thing he said.

Before they could release their first hit single, the new-look band had to convince their labels and managers they weren't crazy.

Despite being one of the singer's five highest-charting songs, it is routinely left off Osbourne's career-spanning compilations.

The singer lashed out at security and police after losing at the awards.

The taboo lead single from their 1991 album became an international hit.

"It was absolutely terrifying and I honestly thought we were all going to die," Bono later recalled.

He released his final album, 'Blackstar,' two days prior.

One was a critical darling, the other an "unwanted stepchild."