A symposium at Fiske Planetarium convened members of Spontanuity, whose psychedelic light show provided visual background for the Dead’s 1969 concert in Boulder.
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.
A founding member of the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir passed away on January 10, 2026, at age 78.
The Denver music scene was a perfect place for this wildly successful band to nurture its sound.
Lee Allen
Tenor saxophone player Lee Allen grew up in Denver and attended school in the Whittier neighborhood. He located in New Orleans circa 1943 and, as the late Dr. John described it, “put that sound” on Little Richard’s hits and recordings with Fats Domino. Allen also played three shows with the Rolling Stones in 1981—two of them at Folsom… more ≫
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