August 14
• 1969: Diana Ross & The Supremes perform at Red Rocks
August 15
• 1969: The Woodstock Music and Peace Festival opens on Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, New York
August 16
• 1974: The Ramones play their first show at CBGB’s
• 1977: Elvis Presley dies at Graceland, his Memphis, Tennessee mansion
August 21
• 1962: Ray Charles performs at Red Rocks