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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What does Graham Nash have to do with Colorado, you ask? Actually, a whole lot—tune in and have fun.

Graham Nash

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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

The Telluride Bluegrass Festival is widely regarded as one of the world’s most important outdoor festivals. Tim Benko, who has shot TBF for more than three decades, shares some of his favorite images.

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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.

Beast

Beast premiered in 1968 at the Kelker Junction in Colorado Springs, where the septet was based for a time. Members included Bob Yeazel on lead guitar and Kenny Passarelli on bass for the first of its two albums, Beast, which charted for two weeks in late 1969, peaking at #195.

Wendy Woo

Wendy Woo
Wendy Woo is a mainstay of Colorado’s music scene, known for using her guitar as a percussion instrument. Remaining an independent artist for eight albums, she has lived in Boulder (where three newspapers named her “best local musician”), Denver and Loveland.

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