BOUNTIFUL — It was the early '80s and a young Idaho farm boy was trying to learn the high notes that he heard from rock vocalist Steve Perry. "Oh, I want to be there in my city, whoa-whoa…" shrieks ...

CALEDONIA, Wis. - Some of the most sought-after handcrafted cowbells in the country are made in a Caledonia garage by the hands of Ulisis Santiago – or "Uli," as he is known to his close friends.

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) -- "I gotta have more cowbell, baby!" went a line made famous by Christopher Walken in a Saturday Night Live skit. That plea for more cowbell was answered for the last time ...

The cowbell, modeled here by Swiss bovine Sophia, is, in many ways, rock and roll's secret weapon. Sometimes, it's just what a song needs to go from good to great. Credit: Photo by Maria Feofilova.