Rock and Culture Anniversaries

He orchestrated this departure with a familiar sense of mystery and panache.

Timothy B. Schmit arrived with the makings of his first showcase moment with the group.

This was a bold step for the James Bond franchise, which had long relied on silky crooned ballads for its themes.

"The Power of Love" became their first chart-topping smash, but it didn't exactly begin with lofty expectations.

Chaffing at their country-rock roots, they regrouped to construct a "nasty track with pretty vocals."

There was momentum to keep, and America still to be conquered.

At the time, he said the long delay was the "worst thing that ever happened to me."

Ironically, they struggled mightily while trying to piece together this easygoing song.

Historic collaboration had a winding path to record store shelves.

The synth-pop duo's first LP was ignored in the U.S., but two years later they had a No. 1 album and single.