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On June 4, 1977, REO Speedwagon’s “Ridin’ the Storm Out” peaked on the Billboard singles chart. The band wrote the song after being stuck in a nasty storm around a show at Tulagi, the [...]

On June 1, 1959, Wheat Ridge’s Gary Stites’ peaked on the Billboard singles chart with “Lonely for You.”

On May 23, 1976, Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue was taped in Fort Collins for the “Hard Rain” television special.

On May 21, 1988, Treat Her Right’s “I Think She Likes Me” peaked on Billboard’s mainstream rock chart. The song was inspired after an incident in Fairplay, Colorado.

On May 19, 1976, Billy Joel’s Turnstiles album was released, recorded in part at Caribou Ranch near Nederland, Colorado.

On May 8, 1976, the Starland Vocal Band’s “Afternoon Delight” was issued on John Denver’s Windsong label—one of the biggest “one-hit wonders” of all time. Check out CoME’s new John Denver video [...]

The Who’s “Moving On!” tour, scheduled to hit Pepsi Center on May 2, has been postponed. Get your Who fix by checking out CoME’s latest podcast with Tony Spicola, the legendary Southern Colorado [...]

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 [...]

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.

On March 26, 2002, Randy Castillo, best known as Ozzy Osbourne’s drummer and later as drummer for Motley Crue, died of cancer. Castillo became a drumming icon in Denver with the Wumblies, and he [...]