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Bob Marley And The Wailers On May 11, 1981 Robert Nesta Marley passed from this existence to the next. It’s safe to say that none of the Coloradans who experienced his concert at the D.U. (University of Denver) Arena on December 5, 1979 had any inkling that this tragic event was on the horizon. In… Continue reading Paul Epstein’s “Let Me Take You Down (to the basement)” #3

The poster above hung in my house and then at Twist & Shout for years. When I first moved to Denver in 1968, it was not at the forefront of hip and trendy the way it is now. At that time, it was on the back end of being a Cowtown, and while there was… Continue reading Paul Epstein’s “Let Me Take You Down (to the basement)” #2

Paul Epstein, Hall of Fame board co-chair and founder/former owner of Twist & Shout, is an avid music historian and archivist. We are delighted that he has agreed to share some of his collection and Colorado music memories with us every other Tuesday. “I moved to Colorado in 1968 and started going to concerts almost… Continue reading Paul Epstein’s “Let Me Take You Down (to the basement)” #1

The Fox Theatre in Boulder was inducted into Colorado Music Hall of Fame on November 4, 2022 at one of their 30th anniversary shows, featuring moe. The Fox is part of the Flatirons Sessions induction class of 2021, which has been delayed being inducted due to the pandemic. In its 30 years, The Fox has hosted world-class artists… Continue reading The Hall of Fame Welcomes Inductee, The Fox Theatre

Jamgrass band Leftover Salmon will officially become Hall of Famers at the first of two shows the band is performing at the Boulder Theater on November 25, 2022. Legendary music promoter, founder of Colorado Music Hall of Fame and one-time manager of the band itself, Chuck Morris, along with The Hall’s executive director Karen Radman… Continue reading Colorado Music Hall of Fame Inducts Leftover Salmon

The Fox Theatre in Boulder, Colorado, will be inducted into Colorado Music Hall of Fame on November 4, 2022, during The Fox’s thirtieth-anniversary concert series. Before moe. takes the stage on the first of a three-night stint, legendary music promoter Chuck Morris, founder of Colorado Music Hall of Fame, will formally induct The Fox into… Continue reading Colorado Music Hall of Fame Inducts The Fox Theatre

  Guest Writer: Randall Peterson (randallleepeterson@gmail.com) The Darkness Monday morning, October 13, 1997, I woke up to the news of the death of the best friend I had never met. It is impossible to believe that it has now been 25 years since John Denver was killed in a plane crash in waters outside of Monterey,… Continue reading Searching For John Denver

Colorado Music Hall of Fame is truly honored to be a member of SCFD (the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District). This month in our second year as a SCFD cultural partner, The Hall was awarded over $26,000. SCFD is a sales tax collected and distributed to nearly 300 cultural organizations in the seven-county Denver metro region. SCFD… Continue reading SCFD Awards over $26,000 to The Hall

“John Denver’s presence here and specifically writing songs that referenced the beauty of the area and this idealized world that people imagined when they heard those songs, I think it had a profound effect on the way people here felt about the state and felt about themselves,” Paul Epstein, Hall of Fame board co-chair as… Continue reading 50th Anniversary Celebrations of John Denver’s Rocky Mountain High

While the band was all in town, Hot Rize was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame at their headlining show at the 50th Annual RockyGrass Festival on July 31st. Hot Rize is part of The Flatirons Sessions induction class of 2021, which the pandemic has delayed making official.   Hot Rize is truly a music legend– the patriarchs… Continue reading Hot Rize Inducted into Colorado Music Hall of Fame at 50th Annual RockyGrass!