This is an example of Vue Chart x-axis color bands. You can see how to attach the color bands to the xAxis. The x axis labels are rotated -90 degrees.
US Homeownership rate & recessions (1965-2014)
(sources: US Census bureau, Wikipedia)
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
NorthEast
South
MidWest
West
United States
Homeownership rate
57%
60%
63%
66%
69%
72%
75%