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The protean musician, artist and designer's years in Colorado found him composing, recording and performing countless works.

Tim Duffy

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

George Kealiher, Jr.’s relationship with management allowed him—and his camera—backstage when national acts were booked at the newly constructed Denver Coliseum, which started operation in 1952.

Elvis Presley - 1956
Bob Weir, 1978

A founding member of the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir passed away on January 10, 2026, at age 78.

Walt Conley

In Denver’s Fort Logan Cemetery, among the seemingly endless rows of white stones marking the final resting places of military veterans, is one marked “Walter B Conley.” The stele reads “U.S. Navy Korea” and gives his years on earth as May 20, 1929, to November 16, 2003. What it doesn’t reflect is that Conley served most of those years as a Denver-based folk singer of note.

Van Trevor

Van Trevor
Van Trevor recorded for Denver-based Bandbox Records in the early 1960s, making the country charts with “Born to Be in Love with You” (#22) and “Our Side” (#27).

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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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