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Dec 13, 1971
Tiny Hill dies in Denver, Colorado. The 350-pound comic, nicknamed America's Biggest Bandleader, mixed novelty tunes and country songs with his big band. Continuing his penchant for humor, his tombstone reads: "Forgotten by many, remembered by few"
Feb 27, 1972
Bass player Pat Brady dies in a car accident near Colorado Springs, Colorado. He replaced Roy Rogers as a member of The Sons Of The Pioneers, and had three different stints with the group, in addition to playing sidekick on Rogers' TV show
Aug 16, 1972
Jeff Hanna, of The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, has a son, Jamie Hanna, in Wheatridge, Colorado. The boy is destined to become one-half of the duo Hanna-McEuen, which debuts in 2005 with the single "Something Like A Broken Heart"
Oct 8, 1972
John Denver sings "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Rocky Mountain High" during a fundraiser with comedian Lily Tomlin for presidential candidate George McGovern at the Greeley Community Building in Colorado
Sep 16, 1973
Mike Reid's fourth NFL season opens at Denver's Mile High Stadium, where the Broncos trample the Cincinnati Bengals, 28-10. Reid is destined for success in Nashville as a country singer and songwriter
Jun 25, 1974
Colorado governor John Vanderhoof proclaims John Denver the state's poet laureate
Feb 25, 1975
Police in Denver search Jerry Lee Lewis' airplane for drugs after it arrives at the airport. He is watched by police for the remainder of his one-week stay in the city
Jan 4, 1976
Elvis Presley flies to Denver for an impromptu ski vacation
Jan 14, 1976
Elvis Presley buys two Lincolns and three Cadillacs--four of them for Denver policemen and their families--at a cost of $70,000
Jan 20, 1976
KOA-TV reporter Don Kinney tells the Denver audience that Elvis Presley has purchased four expensive cars as gifts, then adds that he would love something "sporty." Presley calls Kinney within minutes to offer him a Cadillac Seville
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