A symposium at Fiske Planetarium convened members of Spontanuity, whose psychedelic light show provided visual background for the Dead’s 1969 concert in Boulder.
Chip Garofalo, a Denver native, built an impressive photography portfolio of artists who performed at KCUV radio, which he shares with the Colorado Music Experience. He is the president of GARO Productions and Media, Inc.
Singer Jimmy Cliff, reggae music’s first international hitmaker, died November 24, 2025. He was 81.
An Iowa native, Chuck Pyle made his way to Colorado’s Front Range in 1965, “when Boulder was mostly gravel streets.” His path as an accomplished songwriter was set in 1975 when Jerry Jeff Walker scored a modest hit with a rendition of “Jaded Lover.” Through the 1980s and 1990s, John Denver, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and a number of popular artists recorded Pyle’s songs. Suzy Bogguss covered “The Other Side of the Hill” in 1980; Chris LeDoux renamed the song “Cadillac Cowboy” and took it to the top of the country charts in 1991.
Bob Rupp
The Rumble, one of a slew of Denver outfits featuring ace drummer Bob Rupp, won MTV’s “Basement Tapes” competition in 1987. Rupp’s Drums was his shop until 2003.
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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