On April 30, 1999, the rock group Aerosmith stopped by to see shooting victim Lance Kirklin in the hospital, then played his favorite song, “Living on the Edge,” at a concert at Denver’s [...]
On April 12, 1979, Poco received a gold record for “Legend,” the country-rock band’s thirteenth album. “Crazy Love” and “Heart of the Night,” written and sung by pedal steel guitar player Rusty [...]
John Prine, the man responsible for some of the most articulate and moving songs of the last 50 years, died due to complications related to COVID-19 on April 7, 2020. He was 73.
On April 10, 1976, Shad O’Shea & the 18-Wheelers’ “Colorado Call” bubbled under the Billboard Hot 100. The CB radio craze inspired the lyrics—Citizen Band radios, which were actually simpler [...]
On April 6, 1985, the Nails’ “88 Lines about 44 Women” peaked on Billboard’s dance club chart. The band began its life as the Ravers, Colorado’s punk rock forefathers.