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In 1965, the first public Up with People shows were performed. Brothers Steve, Paul and Ralph Colwell had hooked up with Blanton Belk and Herb Allen to create Up with People as an alternative to [...]

In 1968, about 200 people in the audience rampaged and destroyed equipment when Aretha Franklin called off her Red Rocks concert at the last minute, because of a dispute with the promoter.

On August 1, 1973, director George Lucas’ film American Graffiti opened. In the Academy Award-nominated classic, Colorado’s Flash Cadillac portrayed the group that plays the school dance, Herby & [...]

On July 31, 1993, Tag Team’s “Woomp! (There It Is)” peaked on the Billboard singles chart. Partners Cecil “DC” Glenn and Steve “Roll’n” Gibson were Denver natives and attended Manual High School [...]

On July 29, 1988, Phish visited Colorado for the first time, and the Vermont quartet built a faithful following.

Peter Green, Fleetwood Mac co-founder and a dynamic blues-rock guitarist, died in his sleep July 25, 2020. He was 73.

On July 25, 1990, Wind Machine’s Road to Freedom album peaked on Billboard’s new adult contemporary chart.

On July 19, 1980, David Bowie made his theatrical debut playing the title role in The Elephant Man, which opened at the Denver Center of Performing Arts for a weeklong run. Bowie shortly took [...]

On July 13, 1974, Elton John’s gratefully titled Caribou peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard albums chart. his fourth chart-topping album in the U.S. The LP was recorded at Caribou Ranch, the [...]