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One of five children, Stacie Orrico sang at church and in school as a child. At home she listened for hours to pop divas and R&B artists while singing along in front of the mirror.

In the music business, the busiest guy of his generation may be Ryan Tedder. The singer-songwriter built a dual career—as frontman for the Denver-based OneRepublic, and as a prolific and visible [...]

Coming out of the fluid California scene of the late 1960s, the pioneering Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was initially an acoustic jug band. With a core of Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden and string wizard [...]

Recording at Caribou Ranch in 1977, Carole King was on the lookout for a backup band. Dan Fogelberg, who lived in neighboring Nederland, suggested Boulder’s Navarro.

Led by Patti Smith look-alike Marc Campbell, the Nails began their musical life as the Ravers, Colorado’s punk rock forefathers.

Born May 25, 1877 in Philadelphia, Billy Murray and his family moved five years later to Denver, where he spent most of his early years expressing an interest in show business.

Michael Murphey was one of the cornerstones of Austin’s so-called “cosmic cowboy” scene. In 1972, the Dallas native had “Geronimo’s Cadillac” scrape into the Top 40.

With a string of releases in the contemporary jazz field, Rob Mullins rose to international acclaim as a composer and performer.

Colorado’s Matt Morris made an indelible mark on pop culture with a breakout performance in front of millions of TV viewers.

Sustaining a string of smash country records in the 1980s, Gary Morris credited Colorado as the place where he gained his most valuable experience.