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Doc Brown's Blues Band: Music History

August 1

• 1942: Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead is born Jerome John Garcia

• 1981: MTV is seen in 2.1 million homes during its first day on the air

August 3

• 1972: The Eagles perform at the Denver Coliseum.

August 4

• 1958: Billboard magazine debuts its “Hot 100” record list

August 8

• 1992: Metallica’s James Hetfield is seriously burned onstage by a pyrotechnics machine

August 9

• 1966: John Lennon apologizes for his statement that “The Beatles are more popular than Jesus”

• 1973: John Denver performs at Red Rocks

• 1995: Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead dies of a heart attack while in a rehabilitation center

August 11

• 2001: The Eagles play the first event held at INVESCO Field at Mile High

August 12

• 1967: The Mamas and the Papas perform at Red Rocks

• 1975: Eric Clapton performs at the Denver Coliseum.

• 1994: Over 350,000 people attend Woodstock II in Saugerties, New York

August 14

• 1969: Diana Ross & The Supremes perform [...]
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