R.I.P. Robert Hunter
To students of rock music, Robert Hunter was known as an essential member of the Grateful Dead—an offstage presence who, primarily collaborating with guitarist Jerry Garcia, wrote the words for [...]
R.I.P. Ric Ocasek
When the impossibly tall man with obsidian hair walked into the Gavin A3 Summit in Boulder in 1997, people attending the convention couldn’t help but stare. Yes, it was Ric Ocasek, the former [...]
R.I.P. Eddie Money
1978 was my first full year of contracting with The Denver Post as the popular music beat writer. And Eddie Money called me to make sure that I knew he was coming to Boulder (opening for Santana [...]
R.I.P. Russell Smith
Most people could not recall his face, but his voice was one they would never forget. Russell Smith, the lead singer and guitarist of the Amazing Rhythm Aces, died on July 12, 2019 at age 70 [...]
R.I.P. Dr. John
Few people outside the music industry knew of Mac Rebennack’s career. But as Dr. John, his enduring character creation, he was accepted enthusiastically worldwide as the acknowledged master of [...]
R.I.P. Joe Cocker
After he reinvented the Beatles’ “With A Little Help from My Friends” and Traffic’s “Feelin’ Alright” in the late 1960s, Joe Cocker descended into a haze of alcohol and drugs, often seeming like [...]
R.I.P. Dick Dale
During the halcyon years of the Colorado Avalanche, nothing pumped up Stanley Cup-crazed fans more than the aggressive instrumental guitar sound blaring over the P.A. as the team took the ice at [...]
R.I.P. Marty Balin
Marty Balin, the founder and one of the lead singers and songwriters of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship, died on September 27, 2018. When Balin embarked on a solo career and began his [...]
