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R.I.P. Robert Hunter
By G. Brown
In Blog, Remembrance
Posted September 25, 2019

R.I.P. Robert Hunter

To students of rock music, Robert Hunter was known as an essential member of the Grateful Dead—an offstage presence who, primarily collaborating with guitarist Jerry Garcia, wrote the words for [...]

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The Rolling Stones, Denver Coliseum, November 1965
By G. Brown
In Photo
Posted September 20, 2019

The Rolling Stones, Denver Coliseum, November 1965

The Rolling Stones put their talent on stage in Colorado for the first time on Nov. 29, 1965, when they were still a pop group. Nicholas DeSciose, 19, took on the assignment of shooting the concert.

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R.I.P. Ric Ocasek
By G. Brown
In Blog, Remembrance
Posted September 16, 2019

R.I.P. Ric Ocasek

When the impossibly tall man with obsidian hair walked into the Gavin A3 Summit in Boulder in 1997, people attending the convention couldn’t help but stare. Yes, it was Ric Ocasek, the former [...]

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R.I.P. Eddie Money
By G. Brown
In Blog, Remembrance
Posted September 14, 2019

R.I.P. Eddie Money

1978 was my first full year of contracting with The Denver Post as the popular music beat writer. And Eddie Money called me to make sure that I knew he was coming to Boulder (opening for Santana [...]

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James Brown’s Colorado Connection
By G. Brown
In Blog
Posted September 12, 2019

James Brown’s Colorado Connection

The Colorado mountain resort of Steamboat Springs had a contest to name an otherwise unnoticeable highway bridge north of town in 1993. Locals were sharply split. After much public debate and two [...]

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The Moody Blues’ Colorado Connection
By G. Brown
In Blog
Posted September 8, 2019

The Moody Blues’ Colorado Connection

During their initial heyday from 1967 to 1972, the Moody Blues had some sensationally successful recordings in their “cosmic” symphonic rock style. In the mid and late 1990s, the Moodies enjoyed [...]

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Jimi Hendrix’s Colorado Connection – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
By G. Brown
In Blog
Posted September 1, 2019

Jimi Hendrix’s Colorado Connection – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

The counterculture’s idea of rock music—as opposed to the latest Top 40 hit—started to dominate in Denver by 1968. Barry Fey, a fledgling promoter whose career would span four decades, had grown [...]

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