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Songwriters write songs for several different reasons – because of love or lack of love or a relationship they hope will become love or dozens of other reasons. Some write from a formula or a template and others just sit down and begin writing.

Mid-May, Billy Strings and his incredible gentlemen of the acoustic tale closed out their three-night Colorado run with a bang. Leading with an end-of-days meteorological event at night one of Red Rocks Amphitheatre that would have had most performers and fanbases ducking for cover and postponing their best laid plans, the band and the devoted dug in and drank deep under the deluge of precipitation and sound.

Photo Credit: Dino Perrucci After two days on the rocks, Billy Strings and his band made their way to Denver for a one-night stand at The Mission

For the week starting Feb. 10, 1979, Eddie Rabbitt hit No. 1 on the charts with Every Which Way But Loose.

For the week starting Feb. 10, 1979, Eddie Rabbitt hit No. 1 on the charts with Every Which Way But Loose.

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For the week starting Feb. 10, 1979, Eddie Rabbitt hit No. 1 on the charts with Every Which Way But Loose.

For the week starting Feb. 10, 1979, Eddie Rabbitt hit No. 1 on the charts with Every Which Way But Loose.

For the week starting Feb. 10, 1979, Eddie Rabbitt hit No. 1 on the charts with Every Which Way But Loose.

For the week starting Feb. 10, 1979, Eddie Rabbitt hit No. 1 on the charts with Every Which Way But Loose.