Bruce Springsteen and The Red Rockers '84 Wood Print

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Among those in the crowd at The Rainbow Music Hall in November of 1984 to check out the Red Rockers show was Bruce Springsteen, who had met the band the night before at his show at McNichols Arena.
After the show, vocalist John Griffin explained, "We gave him a tape last night and he listened to it today, and I guess he was impressed and came down to see the show."
The Rockers are best known for their 1983 single "China". They were touring in support of their follow up album. "Schizophrenic Circus." Pictured after the show at the Rainbow from left to right: John Griffith, lead vocalist; Darren Hill, bassist; Bruce Springsteen, Jim Reilly, drummer, and guitarist Shawn Paddock.

In the mid-1980s, Chris Deutsch published Front Row magazine in Denver, and did photography for a variety of other publications. For many years, he photographed almost every major show that came through Denver. His portfolio includes many great bands and performers at the peak of their careers: Van Halen, Kiss, Bon Jovi, U2, Iron Maiden & Elton John. Chris also photographed other performers like Motley Crue, Scorpions, Whitney Houston and Cyndi Lauper when they were just getting started. Sometimes there were surprises, such as when a relatively unknown band named Metallica opened for Ozzy Osbourne. There were also less well known but equally interesting performers like Yngwie Malmsteen, Will Sexton and Jello Biafra to name just a...