The Boulder scene’s biggest success story, Firefall defined the “Colorado sound” of the 1970s. The group’s soft-rock blend of country and pop landed six singles on the Top 40 from 1976 through [...]
Fresh from Chicago, 27-year-old Barry Fey moved to Denver in early 1967 and began his career as one of rock music's most prolific promoters. After a trip to San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury [...]
Described as “transcendental folk,” Elephant Revival’s rustic style centers around bluegrass instrumentation while dabbling in elements of reggae, Celtic fiddle tunes, jazz standards, even an [...]
Named after the popular learn-to-dress kiddie doll, Dressy Bessy’s sugary 1960s retro-pop style—fuzzed-out twin guitars, delicious melodies and jangling tambourines—built a sizable cult following [...]
The roots of Dotsero’s part in the smooth jazz genre’s uptick can be traced back to a garage band in Denver. Performing together was nothing more than a whim to Stephen Watts (tenor and soprano [...]
Take unorthodox instrumentation—sousaphone, trumpet, violin, accordion, clarinet, guitars and percussion. Liberally season with varied influences—traditional Eastern European dance, Argentine [...]
It has been said that every free-thinking musician has at one time made the pilgrimage to Harry Tuft’s Denver Folklore Center to soak up knowledge from the dean of Colorado’s folk scene. Carrying [...]
For over a quarter century, Chris Daniels & the Kings have entertained Colorado music fans with a souped-up mix of jump blues, blue-eyed soul and horn-infused rock. The Kings have also earned [...]
Inextricably linked to the rise in the populist song movement that first swept the music scene during the 1960s, Judy Collins claims Colorado as her home state. In 1949, her family moved from [...]
