A gifted pianist, conductor, arranger, composer and producer, Dave Grusin covered a lot of ground in the music business, winning an Oscar and 10 Grammy Awards for his film and TV scores.
The Denver native has done it all as a singer-songwriter, from catching attention with a hit single to pioneering crowdfunding.
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A symposium at Fiske Planetarium convened members of Spontanuity, whose psychedelic light show provided visual background for the Dead’s 1969 concert in Boulder.
Photographer Jon Newmark shot Denver-area rock concerts by iconic artists from the first few rows, thanks to a job at the ticket outlet Budget Tapes & Records.
Freddie Jackson, the Grammy-nominated singer who rose to fame for heartfelt R&B love songs, died on October 5 at age 69.
Sonny Landreth
One of the most celebrated slide guitarists in the world, Sonny Landreth communicates an innate feel for zydeco and Cajun rhythms while speaking a bold rock language in his music. Delta blues first fired his interests, and his continuous absorption in music led from his daily radio listening as a kid to his first teenage bands to his college… more ≫
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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