A classically trained violinist and composer raised in Boulder, George Morrison Sr. pioneered one of Colorado’s first jazz orchestras, achieved international renown by the mid-1920s and was a kingmaker of talent in his music community.
Take a trip with wife Candy and guitarist Tommy Bolin as David recalls Zephyr’s days as Colorado’s hottest band.
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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.
Photojournalist Bill Warren shot practically every concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in the early and mid-1980s. He picked this assemblage of his archival images exclusively for the Colorado Music Experience.
Freddie Jackson, the Grammy-nominated singer who rose to fame for heartfelt R&B love songs, died on October 5 at age 69.
Sonny Landreth
One of the most celebrated slide guitarists in the world, Sonny Landreth communicates an innate feel for zydeco and Cajun rhythms while speaking a bold rock language in his music. Delta blues first fired his interests, and his continuous absorption in music led from his daily radio listening as a kid to his first teenage bands to his college… more ≫
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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