Michael Christopher

This series of events in early 1982 was, by turns, humorous, tragic and downright bizarre.

A turbulent two-month span led into a difficult recording session.

A post-Grammys surge helped Adele's '21' block Van Halen's 'A Different Kind of Truth' from the top spot.

Band reconnected with David Lee Roth for the single, but things did not sail along smoothly.

They almost called it 'Snowblind.' Get the full story about 'Vol. 4' here.

Maybe the company never thought their memo would gain such wide traction, or maybe it never existed in the first place.

The iconic track bares a resemblance to at least two other songs.

First single from 'For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge' arrived with some new six-string tricks up its sleeve.

Former Led Zeppelin guitarist played with two Lake Tahoe bar bands while in the area working on 'Coverdale-Page' album.

Their initial 11-year association ended slowly, and then all at once.

Story of 1984 MTV contest is summed up in less than 15 minutes.

The thunderous backbone to Led Zeppelin’s sound went silent on Sept. 25, 1980.