Eugene Chadbourne, former Shockabilly leader and free-jazz/country/rock innovator, grew up in Boulder; the prolific and innovative guitarist was a well-regarded eccentric.
On December 29, 1967, musician and conductor Paul Whiteman died at the age of 77. Born in Denver, Whiteman began his career in music as a violinist for the Denver Symphony Orchestra; his father [...]
On December 20, 1968, “Leavin’ on a Jet Plane” became Peter, Paul & Mary’s only No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was written by a very young John Denver, who was then a member of [...]
On December 15, 1944, bandleader Glenn Miller boarded a small plane bound for France, where he was planning a performance for Allied troops during World War II. He never made it to his [...]
On December 11-15, 1971, the Eagles performed at Tulagi in Boulder. The band had been sent to Colorado for its first-ever concerts, to develop as a band. The Eagles released their debut studio [...]
Robben Ford, a touring guitarist with Joni Mitchell, George Harrison and the L.A. Express, lived in Boulder in the mid-1970s to study technique, composing and Buddhism.
Judy Roderick, a University of Colorado student, signed a record deal with Vanguard in 1964, but her promising folk music got lost in the shuffle. She wed underground radio personality Bill [...]
