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For 15 years, Colorado Music Hall of Fame has celebrated the musicians, industry leaders, venues and organizations that define Colorado’s rich and vibrant music scene. Today, The Hall’s impact extends beyond recognition — supporting the music community through mental health and addiction recovery resources while promoting Colorado as a premier music destination and helping drive tourism throughout the state.
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To support a healthy music community, The Hall’s Keep The Beat program provides financial assistance for mental health and addiction counseling to eligible Colorado musicians, industry professionals and gig workers, while also raising awareness, sharing resources and de-stigmatizing the conversation around mental health and addiction within the music industry.
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Bill Frisell
Bill Frisell’s journey began in Denver, where he spent the majority of his youth. Now, decades later, Frisell’s story is intertwined with both the history of music and the history of the [...]
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Manassas
The brainchild of Stephen Stills, Manassas was a genre-bending amalgamation of a band that produced two albums. In the impactful 18 months that the band played together, they left a mark on music history in Colorado and the world [...]
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Otis Taylor
Otis Taylor was born in Chicago in 1948 but grew up in Denver. His parents were both jazz fans. “My dad worked for the railroad and knew a lot of jazz people. He was a socialist and a real bebopper,” Taylor recalls. His mother loved everything from Etta James to [...]
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Richard Weissman
Richard (Dick) Weissman is an award-winning musician, a songwriter, a historian, an author and an educator. He’s also been a mentor for hundreds, if not thousands, of former students and [...]
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Yonder Mountain String Band
When it comes to bluegrass, Yonder Mountain String Band is simultaneously traditional and progressive. Bluegrass purists eschew the use of drums, arguing that strings plucked fast and furious provide more than enough rhythm to make the music exciting and danceable -- and Yonder has never supplemented its lineup with a [...]
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