A symposium at Fiske Planetarium convened members of Spontanuity, whose psychedelic light show provided visual background for the Dead’s 1969 concert in Boulder.
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.
A founding member of the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir passed away on January 10, 2026, at age 78.
Inextricably linked to the rise in the populist song movement that first swept the music scene during the 1960s, Judy Collins claims Colorado as her home state. In 1949, her family moved from Seattle to Denver, where her discovery of folk music at age 15 set her on a path that brought international fame.
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.
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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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