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With no assistance from a record label, Tyler Ward built a rabid fan base throughout the world with a savvy use of the 21st-century tool of social media.

“Rocky Mountain Way,” the classic-rock nugget, is Joe Walsh’s signature tune. “It’s about living in Colorado, having left Cleveland and the James Gang and having no regrets at all,” Walsh said.

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 [...]

Whereas most people in their early twenties are told it’s the best of times, Tickle Me Pink dealt with the reality of how short life can be.

The origin of Tennis, from landlocked Denver, resulted from a seafaring venture.

Curiously, the 2002 winner of the prestigious W.C. Handy award (the blues equivalent of the Grammys) for Best New Artist was a 53-year-old man who began playing as a teenager in the 1960s. But [...]

The Moonrakers were the most popular group in Denver during the mid 1960s, with four singles hitting the local charts (the biggest being “You’ll Come Back”). But Joel Brandes, Denny Flannigan, [...]

During the Subdudes’ long stint in Colorado, the group has enjoyed favored status as a magical, marvelous musical treasure. The critically acclaimed band’s rich, soulful harmonies, insightful [...]

String Cheese Incident’s approach to a musical career established the Colorado-based group as one of the most popular neo-hippie jam bands from west of the Mississippi. The members didn’t [...]

Colorado-born-and-bred Gary Stites had a big hit in April 1959 when “Lonely for You” peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard singles chart.