Jeff Giles

Their reunion with 'Permanent Vacation' producer Bruce Fairbairn picked up almost literally where the previous album left off.

A series of tragic events ultimately ended in a pair of deaths and an expensive, sensationalist trial.

No one could blame fans for humming "Still Crazy After All These Years" every Thanksgiving.

He wasn't the band's original drummer, but he'd long since earned a place of honor.

Their second Sammy Hagar-era album was an eclectic mix of styles.

Reworked lineup expanded their sound and kept the hits coming.

Bold experimentation led the band to new commercial heights.

They took the stage with John Bonham's son to deliver a five-song set that closed out the concert event of the year.

He'd spent the early '80s on a hot streak, releasing two multi-platinum Top 5 albums over a two-year span.

One guitarist recently said some things about another guitarist's playing. Now the other guitarist has something to say.

"When Kurt died, every time the radio came on, it broke my heart."

In case you were wondering, it comes "complete with an avocado-green rotary-dial phone and a wooden console stereo with an eight-track player and several Skynyrd eight-tracks that still sound just fine."