Frank Mastropolo

"As far as music critics were concerned," he said, "I was about as welcome as a hole in a parachute."

In the decades that followed, one became a superstar while the other found a rockier career path.

Needing a fourth song to complete things, Paul Simon pulled out an unfinished tune then called "Mrs. Roosevelt."

He said that the performance of "Candle in the Wind 1997" at her funeral would be the last.

Exhibitionism -- the Rolling Stones' massive collection of rare instruments, stage costumes, lyrics, posters and album art -- spans from their early days at cramped London clubs to today's concerts.

"My Sweet Lord" made him the first of the Beatles to have a solo No. 1, but it sounded a little familiar.

Learn the stories of the nights rock's biggest legends performed in New York City's Central Park.

There was little immediate reaction when his comment first appeared in the U.K.

Despite a hyperbolic advance news release, their debut performance was decidedly low key.

This sales record at the home of baseball's Mets stood until the ballpark was demolished in 2008.

Jimi Hendrix's fortunes changed when a fashion model convinced Animals bassist Chas Chandler to see the guitarist perform.

An all-night concert by Bay Area bands helped say goodbye to Bill Graham's club.