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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

Bringing respect for tradition and progressive elements to the bluegrass genre, the Colorado band went on to a long and storied career.

Hot Rize

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.

Ryan Bingham
R.I.P. Phil Lesh

Bassist Phil Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, passed away on October 25, 2024. He was 84 years old.

Tumbleweed Records

Denver’s Tumbleweed Records was a small independent label co-owned by Bill Szymczyk, whose first major success had come when he convinced blues legend B.B. King to cut contemporary-sounding albums. The result was King’s first major pop crossover, “The Thrill Is Gone,” a hit in 1971. The producer went on to have great success in the 1970s, both as an A&R man and behind the board, signing and producing the James Gang.

Wendy Woo

Wendy Woo
Wendy Woo is a mainstay of Colorado’s music scene, known for using her guitar as a percussion instrument. Remaining an independent artist for eight albums, she has lived in Boulder (where three newspapers named her “best local musician”), Denver and Loveland.

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.

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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