Anniversaries

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.

It was Kit Lambert, who died on April 7, 1981 at 45 years old from a luckless accident, who first encouraged Pete Townshend to write his own songs in the early '60s.

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.