Union Colony Civic Center (UCCC) in Greeley will be featuring BlackHawk country and western group on March 13 at 7 pm. BlackHawk is a country band with over 20 years of history, who has sold over seven million albums and remains popular for their distinctive ’90s hits and dynamic live shows. Co-founded by Henry Paul, Van Stephenson, and Dave Robbins, they brought unique harmonies and a blend of Southern Rock and pop sensibilities to country music.
BlackHawk Band
Their 1993 debut album featured hits like “Goodbye Says It All” and “Every Once in a While,” leading to double-platinum success and multiple hit albums.
Despite radio challenges and Van Stephenson’s tragic death from melanoma in 2001, the band continued, raising funds for cancer research, and releasing more albums including “Greatest Hits” and “Brothers Of The Southland.” Henry and Dave maintain the band’s legacy, engaging a new generation of fans with their authentic performances and commitment to their music and each other. Brought to you by BandWagon Presents.
Since Van’s death on April 8th, 2001, the band and its fans have raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars for The Van Stephenson Memorial Cancer Fund at Nashville’s Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
Henry and Dave regrouped and soon returned to the album charts with their Greatest Hits – dedicated to Van and featuring his final track “Ships Of Heaven” – as well as 2002’s Spirit Dancer and 2011’s Down From The Mountain, along with a touring schedule that brought the music to fans like never before. “Our audiences today are often full of 18 to 30 years olds,” says Dave. “They listened to us as kids, and still have a love for the music we made. That’s a big part of what propels us to keep creating as writers and performers.”
For the fans, for the music and for the brotherhood of Henry and Dave, harmony remains a powerful force. BlackHawk continues to record new music including their well-received 2015 Brothers Of The Southland album, a forthcoming Christmas record and an acoustic greatest hits album – and deliver stellar live shows, backed by an all-star band of veteran country and southern rock players. “BlackHawk has a 20-year history of a certain kind of song craft as well as a quality of performance,” Henry says with pride. “People have always come to our shows expecting a concert that is emotionally and musically engaging, and the band still sounds even better than the records, night after night, show after show. When we take the stage, we work as hard as we ever have. We owe it the music, we owe it to ourselves, and Van, and we owe it to the fans. Now more than ever, that’s the true legacy of BlackHawk.”
Tickets range from $38 to $68 and are available online at https://ucstars.showare.com/ or call 970-356-5000.