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.
An early-1960s winter spent playing a coffeehouse on Boulder’s University Hill began a two-time Hall of Fame career.
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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.
Photographer Jim Mimna has captured many iconic moments and musicians at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in his singular, vibrant style, including images of Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats’ first headlining shows at the hallowed outdoor venue.
David Clayton-Thomas, the husky-voiced lead singer for Blood, Sweat & Tears, passed away in Toronto on June 24, 2026. He was 84.
By the beginning of the millennium, the divas of the jazz world had passed, leaving a new generation of singers to carry on. One of the most significant jazz vocalists to fill the void was Dianne Reeves, whose performances could recall the era of Carmen McRae, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan while imparting her own technically adept yet emotive style.
Mollie O’Brien
Mollie O’Brien, a nationally venerated interpretive singer of folk, blues and R&B, has issued acclaimed albums with her brother, Tim O’Brien, and her husband, guitarist Rich Moore, and equally lauded solo releases. She had a regular stint with the Hopeful Gospel Quartet on “A Prairie Home Companion” in the early 2000s.
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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