Rick Roberts’ “Colorado”
In 1970, Gram Parsons left the Flying Burrito Brothers to begin a solo career. The band continued without replacing him for four months, gigging around the West Coast as a four-piece. In late [...]
Gerald Albright’s Colorado Connection
Los Angeles native Gerald Albright ranks among the most revered performers in jazz and R&B instrumental music. The saxophone master became a highly requested studio musician during the 1980s, [...]
The Beatles’ Colorado Connection
In July 1964, Peter, Paul & Mary played Red Rocks Amphitheatre and had to deal with a thrown beer can. The “beer can bomber” incident and general rowdiness were on everyone’s mind as the [...]
Ray Charles’ Colorado Connection
In the early years of the rock ‘n’ roll era, Denver’s untapped concert promotion business was small, informal, and up for grabs. The ill-fated August 21, 1962 Ray Charles date at Red Rocks [...]
Stevie Nicks’ Colorado Connection
How does Stevie Nicks love Colorado? Let her count the ways.
Ginger Baker’s Colorado Connection
In June 1966, Ginger Baker recruited guitarist Eric Clapton and bassist Jack Bruce to form Cream. The group’s success catapulted them to stardom—in the second half of the decade, Cream set the [...]
Denny & Jay’s “H-U-R-T”
Typical of most young Colorado artists in the early 1960s, Denny Rockwell and Jay Cubbage were big stars locally with a smash chart record—and little interest outside of the Rocky Mountain [...]
John Tesh’s Live at Red Rocks
As the co-host of television’s Entertainment Tonight for ten years, John Tesh became a household name. But the role sidetracked him from his true love—music.
John Hiatt’s Colorado Connection
Many people feel that John Hiatt is one of America’s most important singer-songwriters, but he’s also an emotional, intense performer.
Bob Seger’s “Get Out of Denver”
In 1976, after a decade of being rock’s “Beautiful Loser,” Bob Seger began his overdue breakthrough to stardom when his Live Bullet album went gold. Live Bullet, recorded at two [...]
