The Rumble, one of a slew of Denver outfits featuring ace drummer Bob Rupp, won MTV’s “Basement Tapes” competition in 1987. Rupp’s Drums was his shop until 2003.
Spencer Bohren found a home in Colorado in the early part of his 55-year career. Born in Wyoming, he landed in Denver and Boulder, playing with several bands through the ’60s and ’70s. He learned [...]
On March 31, 1982, the Doobie Brothers, who had started in the early ’70s with the hit “Listen to the Music,” announced their break-up. However, the Doobies reformed in 1987 and continued to [...]
On March 18, 1974, a gold record was awarded to Chicago for Chicago VII, recorded at Caribou Ranch in Nederland, Colorado. The Beach Boys sang on “Wishing You Were Here,” one of the album’s [...]
On March 11, 1975, Colorado’s Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids appeared as the band Fish & the Fins on television’s Happy Days, the week’s highest rated show. From left to right: Sam [...]
On March 8, 1980, Dan Fogelberg had the top record in the U.S. with “Longer.” An established international star, the Midwestern singer-songwriter had settled in Colorado.
On March 5, 1963, country singer Patsy Cline died in a single-engine plane crash near Camden, Tennessee. Also killed were Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins. All three were among the performers [...]
