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R.I.P. Russell Smith
By G. Brown
In Blog, Remembrance
Posted July 15, 2019

R.I.P. Russell Smith

Most people could not recall his face, but his voice was one they would never forget. Russell Smith, the lead singer and guitarist of the Amazing Rhythm Aces, died on July 12, 2019 at age 70 [...]

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Randy Bell’s “Don’t Do Me”
By G. Brown
In Blog
Posted July 12, 2019

Randy Bell’s “Don’t Do Me”

In 1969, the first and only Denver Pop Festival opened at Mile High Stadium on Friday, June 27. Woodstock didn’t happen until three months later. The three-day event featured seventeen acts, [...]

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The Grateful Dead’s Colorado Connection
By G. Brown
In Blog
Posted July 5, 2019

The Grateful Dead’s Colorado Connection

In 1969, the first and only Denver Pop Festival opened at Mile High Stadium on Friday, June 27. Woodstock didn’t happen until three months later. The three-day event featured seventeen acts, [...]

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Blues Traveler’s Colorado Connection
By G. Brown
In Blog
Posted July 2, 2019

Blues Traveler’s Colorado Connection

In 1969, the first and only Denver Pop Festival opened at Mile High Stadium on Friday, June 27. Woodstock didn’t happen until three months later. The three-day event featured seventeen acts, [...]

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Jimi Hendrix’s Colorado Connection – Denver Pop Festival
By G. Brown
In Blog
Posted June 24, 2019

Jimi Hendrix’s Colorado Connection – Denver Pop Festival

In 1969, the first and only Denver Pop Festival opened at Mile High Stadium on Friday, June 27. Woodstock didn’t happen until three months later. The three-day event featured seventeen acts, [...]

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Bruce Springsteen’s Colorado Connection
By G. Brown
In Blog
Posted June 18, 2019

Bruce Springsteen’s Colorado Connection

On June 20, 1978, Springsteen and the E Street band made their Colorado debut at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in support of Darkness on the Edge of Town, his first release in almost three years. The [...]

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Guns N’ Roses’ Colorado Connection
By G. Brown
In Blog
Posted June 16, 2019

Guns N’ Roses’ Colorado Connection

Many locals knew Dizzy Reed from his performances in Colorado with bands like Bootleg and Gauntlet. Then the keyboardist achieved more success than most regional musicians ever dream of—Guns N’ [...]

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311’s Enlarged to Show Detail
By G. Brown
In Blog
Posted June 13, 2019

311’s Enlarged to Show Detail

With singles like “All Mixed Up,” “Don’t Stay Home” and their biggest hit, “Down,” the guys of 311 won 1996’s alternative-rock lottery. The funk-rap-rock group had been on a steady climb toward [...]

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Jethro Tull’s Colorado Connection
By G. Brown
In Blog
Posted June 8, 2019

Jethro Tull’s Colorado Connection

Jethro Tull was booked to open the summer concert season at Red Rocks on June 10, 1971. In one of the most infamous events in Denver concert history, it resulted in a riot.

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R.I.P. Dr. John
By G. Brown
In Blog, Remembrance
Posted June 7, 2019

R.I.P. Dr. John

Few people outside the music industry knew of Mac Rebennack’s career. But as Dr. John, his enduring character creation, he was accepted enthusiastically worldwide as the acknowledged master of [...]

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