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Cambridge Audio

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

Photographer Michael Goldman captured nearly every one of Tom Petty's Colorado performances over the decades. This collection is culled from Michael's archives exclusively for the Colorado Music Experience.

Tom Petty at Red Rocks Amphitheatre - 2017
Mick Ralphs, 1973

Guitarist Mick Ralphs, who died June 23, 2025, epitomized the no-nonsense sound of Bad Company, turning in rock-steady power chording and sparse, tight riffs.

Stallion

Five musicians who moved into Denver from the streets of Chicago, Stallion polished elements of western music with an upbeat city-bred approach.

Stanley Sheldon

Stanley Sheldon
Stanley Sheldon, a longtime member of Peter Frampton’s band, was a musician with fusion master guitarist Tommy Bolin’s groups from 1971 to 1974, including Energy.

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.

hosted by g. brown

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