Colorado Music Experience

10/07/2025

🎶Happy birthday to Denver-based singer and songwriter Nathaniel Rateliff.

Rateliff started out in the band Born in the Flood before forming the Wheel and developing a dedicated following within the Denver music community. Recording with the Night Sweats, an R&B project he formed in 2013, he scored a breakout hit with “S.O.B.” His 2020 solo album, his first in seven years, was 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘈𝘭𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘦, released June 28, 2024, is the latest album featuring the Night Sweats.

10/07/2025

🎶Happy birthday to guitarist Bob Webber, a founding member of Colorado’s Sugarloaf (“Green Eyed Lady,” “Don’t Call Us, We’ll Call You”).
Celebrate Bob's birthday by listening to our podcast with him: https://colomusic.org/podcast/bob-webber-interview/

10/06/2025

Forty years ago, The Ho***rs () performed at Denver’s Rainbow Music Hall, with the single “And We Danced” riding high on the charts. Were you there in 1985?

10/06/2025

Fifty years ago, Steve Martin performed for two nights at Denver’s Ebbets Field nightclub, still developing his career as a stand-up comedian. Were you there in 1975?

10/06/2025

🎶Happy birthday to Jonny 5 (Jamie Laurie), the singer and founder of Denver-based hip-hop group Flobots.

10/04/2025

Thirty years ago, Radiohead performed at Denver’s The Ogden Theatre. The English band was slated to open for Soul Asylum, but its tour van was stolen, and with it its musical equipment. Radiohead played a stripped-down acoustic set with Soul Asylum’s gear and rented instruments. Were you there in 1995?

10/04/2025

🎶Happy birthday to saxophonist Leanor Ortega Till (Jeff the Girl) of Denver’s Five Iron Frenzy.

10/04/2025

Today is the birth anniversary of Charles “Charlie” Burrell, who passed away on June 17 at the age of 104. Burrell was the first African-American to become a member of a major orchestra—first the Denver Symphony Orchestra, and then the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra—making him “the Jackie Robinson of classical music.” He was also a mainstay of the jazz scene, performing with legends at Denver’s storied Rossonian Hotel in Five Points.
🎥 CoME mini-documentary about Burrell: https://colomusic.org/video/charlie-burrell-documentary/
🎙 CoME podcast with Burrell: https://colomusic.org/podcast/charlie-burrell-interview/

For breaking the color barrier in symphony music, the Denver legend is revered by generations of both classical and jazz devotees.

10/03/2025

🎶Happy birthday to Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter India.Arie. Born in Denver, Colorado, she has built an acclaimed career defined by her soulful sound and thoughtful lyrics.

With her 2001 album Acoustic Soul, R&B singer India.Arie made one of the most notable debuts in music history, traveling down the trail blazed by like-minded soul sisters Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu and Jill Scott. The song “Video” from the CD became an anthem for many listeners with its positive m...

10/02/2025

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10/01/2025

Today we celebrate the birth anniversary of Colorado Springs native Max Morath, known as “Mr. Ragtime.” A pianist, composer, actor, and author, Morath single-handedly kept the essence of early 1900s ragtime music alive for modern audiences. Morath passed away in June 2023 at the age of 96.

🎶 Watch this mini-documentary from CoME to learn more about his remarkable life and contributions.

In theater, broadcasting, publishing and recording, Max Morath devoted his career to championing ragtime music.

09/30/2025

🎶Happy birthday to Chris Daniels, leader of Chris Daniels & the Kings!
Learn more about Daniels on the CoME website: https://colomusic.org/profile/chris-daniels-the-kings/