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Van Trevor recorded for Denver-based Bandbox Records in the early 1960s, making the country charts with “Born to Be in Love with You” (#22) and “Our Side” (#27).

On November 7, 1983, U2 released Under a Blood Red Sky, a legendary live album that solidified the band’s ascendancy to mega-stardom and Red Rocks Amphitheatre’s status as the world’s premier [...]

On November 6, 1998, funk-punk master Rick James performed at Denver’s Mammoth Gardens and suffered a stroke.

On November 3, 1976, Firefall earned a gold record for their self-titled debut album, which featured the hit single “You Are the Woman”!

Guitarist/songwriter Bob Yeazel joined the Denver-based band Sugarloaf for its second album, Spaceship Earth, in 1971; he wrote or co-wrote many of the tunes, including “Tongue in Cheek” which [...]

Lothar & the Hand People formed out of Denver University in 1965, and the influential band pioneered the use of synthesizers and the theremin. October 30 is the birth anniversary of member Kim [...]

In 1967, Canned Heat was busted at Denver’s Family Dog, a drama immortalized in the song “My Crime.”

In 1974, Chicago’s “Wishing You Were Here,” recorded at Colorado’s legendary Caribou Ranch and featuring backing vocals by three of the Beach Boys, peaked at No. 1 on Billboard’s easy listening chart.

On October 17, 1970, Sugarloaf’s “Green Eyed Lady” peaked at No. 3. on the Billboard Hot 100. Guitarist Bob Webber tells the story of Colorado’s great classic rock band in a new CoME podcast.