Gary Graff

Band made song a live staple before recording studio version.

After record company rejected LP, band put it out for free on its website. It quickly became a classic.

The 1981 charity shows marked significant steps in their respective careers.

Second live album spawned a Top 5 single.

"Hey, rock head, you better get up and get down on it, too."

The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Elton John and Simon & Garfunkel are just some of the artists covered by the Queen of Soul.

Some of music's biggest artists were smart to embrace the network when it began.

Singer felt a well-earned confidence ahead of third LP, which came out in July 1981.

LP followed frontman's first solo project.

Recording royalties, as well as payments from three different tours, are at the core of the dispute.