Whereas Oscar and Emmy statuettes are produced by huge high-end manufacturers, John Billings and his small team handcraft Grammy awards in the little town of Ridgway, Colorado.

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Boulder’s hometown master of both the upright and electric bass has made a name for himself on the jazz and Americana circuits.

Chris Wood

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A symposium at Fiske Planetarium convened members of Spontanuity, whose psychedelic light show provided visual background for the Dead’s 1969 concert in Boulder.

Grateful Dead/Spontanuity

Photographer Michael Goldman captured nearly every one of Tom Petty's Colorado performances over the decades. This collection is culled from Michael's archives exclusively for the Colorado Music Experience.

Tom Petty at Red Rocks Amphitheatre - 2017
David Clayton-Thomas, 1987

David Clayton-Thomas, the husky-voiced lead singer for Blood, Sweat & Tears, passed away in Toronto on June 24, 2026. He was 84.

Steve Taylor

Steve Taylor emerged in the 1980s as perhaps the most intriguing artist in the contemporary Christian genre.

Superband - Jimmy Greenspoon (right)

Jimmy Greenspoon
Best known as a member of Three Dog Night, Jimmy Greenspoon had moved to Denver in 1966 with the members of the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and formed the group Superband (with soon-to-be Sugarloaf members Bob Yeazel and Myron Pollock) before moving back to Los Angeles. Greenspoon passed away in 2015.

On Record Book Series

On Record book series

Each volume of the award-winning On Record series gathers over 200 limited and extraordinary images and 100 interview-based profiles spotlighting an array of musical artists.

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merchandise

Explore the Colorado Music Experience’s store, stocked with stylish products and gifts for music fans.

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A non-profit organization established to preserve the legacies of Colorado music, CoME serves as a repository for informational and archival resources.

Jon Rizzi, G. Brown, Mark Zaremba and Chip Garofalo