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