New Christy Minstrels’ “Denver”
Before the Beatles emerged as pop’s dominant power, Denver was a bastion of slick, commercial folk-pop—the soul and inspiration for groups like the New Christy Minstrels.
Eugene Fodor
In 2011, classical violin virtuoso Eugene Fodor died at age 60. Fodor was born in Denver and made his solo debut with the Denver Symphony Orchestra at the age of ten. Dubbed “the Mick Jagger of [...]
Ty Longley
In 2003, a fire at the Station nightclub in Rhode Island claimed the lives of 99 victims; guitarist Ty Longley, a member of the evening’s headlining band Great White, was also lost in the [...]
Michael Jackson’s Colorado Connection
In February 1995, Denver songwriter Crystal Cartier thought she had a rock-solid case against the planet’s most famous music man. The local crooner had filed a lawsuit in federal court in Denver, [...]
Warren Zevon’s Colorado Connection
Warren Zevon spent a couple of years in the early 1970s touring as the Everly Brothers’ pianist/bandleader. After their breakup, he worked alternately with Phil and Don Everly—and sojourned to [...]
Def Leppard’s Colorado Connection
To commemorate the 227-date “Hysteria” world tour, Def Leppard filmed a concert video at Denver’s McNichols Arena on February 12 and 13, 1988, titled In the Round–In Your Face.
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Mary MacGregor’s Colorado Connection
In the summer of 1972, Mary MacGregor, a pop singer from Minnesota, moved to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, a small ski town in the Rockies populated by many small clubs featuring live music. For [...]
Kitaro’s Colorado Connection
Kitaro was already widely recognized throughout Asia and other parts of the world when he unified his work for worldwide distribution circa 1986. Suddenly, the American market burst open for the [...]
