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Bob Eckhardt (Greeley)

ECSTATIC REVUE

45 – Aspen 1201 – “Dreams of a Boy” b/w “Luving Friendly Luv”

B. C. EDDINGTON (DENVER)

45 – Aero 2774 – “Credit Card Blues” b/w “Why Should I Dance to Her Tune”- 1986

EDDY & THE CENTURIES

ERLE FABER & ARTHUR FRAZER

EDISON

EDWARD & THE SPECIAL FEELING

BETTY EDWARDS’ CANDLE LIGHTERS

Appeared at Oakford’s on Colorado Blvd in 1957 and the Red Slipper in the Cherry Creek Inn in 1963

HAL EDWARDS & THE RAMBLEAIRS (DENVER)

LP – STYLIST SA 1600 – “ROLLING COUNTRY” – 1971

45 – SIGNET 6971 – “RUNAWAY GIRL” B/W “LONELY FOOL BLUES”

EFFIE & HER TRIO

At the Senate Lounge located at Colfax and Grant in Denver

Members:- Effie (vocals) – Vince Limberg (guitar) – Paul Warburton (bass)

CECIL EFFINGER & JEAN BERGER

LP – Classic Chorale Records – “Classic Chorale” – 1973
Jerald Lepinski Conductor

BRUCE EFRON SHOW (COLORADO SPRINGS)

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Bruce Efron August 1975

THE EIGHT O’CLOCK JAZZ BAND/EXCALIBUR

LP – Soundmark 884 – “Walking On a Cloud”

The El Jebel Syncopators (Denver)Members:

Bob Craven (cornet)
Red Nelson (clarinet)
Bill Warren (sax)
Guy Brown (trombone)
Chuck Binna (piano)
Ralph Tising (piano)
Al Brisson (tuba)
Stu Clark (banjo)
Dave Murray (drums)
Harry Logan (drums)
Walk Lake (trolley conductor)

LP – EJS 002 – “Dixieland Classics”

LP – Rag-a-Jazz RJ-2 – “Traditional Dixieland Jazz”

THE RON EISENHAUER TRIO (COLORADO SPRINGS)

EL CHICO (COLORADO SPRINGS)

ELBA SYSTEMS CORPORATION (SALES) – NO ARTIST LISTED

45 – Elba – “Money Is To Burn”

45 – Elba 440 – “How To Get Qualified Referrals” – 1961 (with picture sleeve)

45 – Elba 17388 – “Luck Is No Lady” – 1964

DICK ELDER & THE TRAILDUSTERS (COLORADO SPRINGS)

Members:

Dick Elder (vocals, guitar and keyboards) – Rick Swan (guitar) – Doug Taylor (drums) – Ted Fedlott (banjo) – Donny Meyers (pedal steel) – Rob Shockley (bass) – Sue Westerlund (piccolo) – Lindsey Peterson (vocals) – Dean Davis (guitar)

LP – Elderado – 1001 – “We’re Having Fun Now – The Songs of Colorado Trails Ranch” – 1982

EDDIE Y. ELDON (PUEBLO)

45 – 3J Records 3J-601 – “Austrian On the Bayou” b/w “Lonely Little Robin”

45 – World Label Music NSD 222 – “There Ain’t No Road Signs” b/w “I Love You More” – 1982

ELECTRIC BLACK

Block image — January 1973 – Fort Collins

THE ELECTRIC CANARY

THE ELECTRIC PRUNES

Yes Colorado does have a link to this nationally charting group (“I Had to Much Too Dream Last Night” – 1966 #11 and “Get Me to The World On Time” – 1966 #27) – all joining as a 1968 revamped Prunes lineup – which also included the addition of Colorado guitar player Ron Morgan. All but Morgan came recommended to the Electric Prunes by former Astronaut Rich Fifield who was heading up the band Hardwater. The three (minus Morgan) were performing in a Colorado band called Climax. Richard Whetstone had previously managed a Denver band from George Washington High School “The Ramblin Blues”.

Colorado Members of The Electric Prunes:

Richard Whetstone – vocals, guitar (Climax)
John Herron – organ (Climax)
Mark Kincaid – guitar (Climax – The Pleasant Street Blues Band – The Galaxies)
Ron Morgan – lead guitar (The Wild Ones – a Colorado Group – The West Coast Pop Experimental Band – Three Dog Night backing band – Deceased – died in an automobile accident

The Elements (Colorado Springs)

Played the Embers – February 1971

ELIJAH

Elijah Plays 1975 Dance at Florence High School

THE ELITCH 6 PLUS 1 BAND (DENVER)

THE ELKTONES (ESTES PARK)

Fronted by Brad Fitch

Don Elliott & the Colorado Ramblers (Greeley)

FAYE ELLIOT

Appeared at the King Cole Show Bar on Broadway in the late 1950’s

KING COLE BAR 59

Faye Elliot and Bob/Sylvia 1959

DON ELLIOTT
COLORADO COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

45 – CURTAIN CALL 1001 – BRIGHT LIGHTS & BLUES B/W ANGEL

LARRY ELLIS
COLORADO COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

THE ELLIS BROTHERS (PUEBLO)

THE ELOPERS (MANITOU SPRINGS)

Marrianne Eley (Fort Collins)

August 17th, 1969 – The Red Dog Lounge – Fort Collins

El Rey Trio

Embers

Emerald City (Fort Collins)

THE EMIANON MAJORITY

LP – EMIANON ENTERPRISES – EM 0001 – “THE EMIANON MAJORITY”

THE EMERALD SINGERS (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CO SPS EMERALD SINGERS 68-01

The Emerald Singers

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Emerald Singers: Colo Springs May 1967

THE EMERALDS (DENVER)

Visit this Colorado Garage Band Page

MICK EMESON

Mick was a member of the Galaxies in Denver

45 – Butte 1203 – Union Man (Stereo) b/w Union Man (Mono)

EMPTY PALACE

45 EP – Snappy Little Numbers SLN-106 – “Empty Palace” – May 7th, 2013

EMPYRE (DENVER)

The band played Sam’s on Lookout Mountain in the 1970’s – Member Robert Gale was a member of Gemini Band in the 1980’s

THE ENCORE SINGERS

ENDORPHINS LOST

45 EP – Bad People Records – “Blood Pact” – 2013

GERARD ENDSLEY

LP – Clarino SLP 1006 – Music For Trumpet

ENERGY

Members included Tommy Bolin (from Zephyr and later The James Gang and Deep Purple), Kenny Passarelli (later with Elton John), Stanley Sheldon (later with Peter Frampton), Joe Lala, (later with Dan Fogleberg) and Max Carl.

THE ENGLISH FROST

THE ENTER- PRIZE

Doc’s Records 49152/3 – Music Street b/w The Tug

THE EQUATORS (DENVER)

ERNIE, MAC & BILL

Appeared at the Embers on East Colfax in the early 1960’s and The Matchless in 1959 and1960 at The Mile High Center on 17th and Broadway – They were nicknamed “Zippie, Zanie and Zazzie”

At the Town-House

45 – Matchless 111 – Tenderly/Bye Bye Blues – b/w Misirlou/Jealous

ERNIE & VEE WITH BOB DIEDERICHS & HIS CHERRY CREEK RAMBLERS

45 – Ranger 215 – Colorado Waltz b/w Alone With the Blues

Tiny Erwin & Larry Thompson/Tiny Erwin Band

Tiny Erwin Band – January 1985 (Grand Junction)

Escargot

THE ESCORTS

The Escorts at Big Al’s Gashouse located at 8975 East Colfax

The Escorts (Image from “The Denver Eye”)

THE ESQUIRES – 1964 – DENVER

THE ESQUIRES (COLORADO SPRINGS)

78 Test Pressing – To Each His Own – September 24th, 1946

The Esquires (Fort Collins)

Essence (Colorado Springs)

Etc Band

DAVE ETHERIDGE BAND (DENVER)

Dave Etheridge was a popular choice for Colorado High Schools and Colleges at their 1960’s dances

DAVE ETHERIDGE BAND 1964 HINKLEY

Etheridge at Aurora Hinkley 1964

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Etheridge at Wheat Ridge High 1966

DAVE ETHEREDGE BAND AURORA CENT 64

Etheridge Band at Aurora Central 1964

DAVE ETHEREDGE BAND 68 CSU

Etheredge at CSU Fort Collins 1968

EUPHORIA – DENVER

EUPHORIA (DIFFERENT GROUP)

Members: Charlie DeFoe – Jeff Benedict – Dan Johnson – Bill Eggert – Ken Greenhouse – Mike Glenn

LP – Nova BMC-80104 – “Big Music America Contest” – 1980 (with various Colorado Artists)

Euphoria (yet another group)

Eureka Jubilee Singers

EVENING STAGE

LEO EVERETT “THE YODELER” (DENVER)
COLORADO COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Leo Everett CCMHOF Induction 1991

Musicians:

Roy Sexton (drums)
Toni Marlene (keyboard)
Bob Goodwin (guitar)
Leo Everett (bass)

Everett grew up in Montana and found his way to Colorado to yodel. Backing musicians included Bob Goodwin (guitar) – Toni Marlene (vocals – keyboard) and Roy Sexton (drums). He moved into Colorado in 1981. Leo was inducted into the Colorado Country Music Hall of Fame in 1991.

LP – BIG SKY 30644 – “LEO EVERETT THE YODELER”

THE EVERGREEN ALLSTARS

45 – Plus Records 32377 – I Love You Denver b/w Livin’ In the High Country – 1977

EVERYBODY AND HIS BROTHER

EVERYBODY’S PEOPLE

AT GABRIEL’S LOUNGE 1971

Everything On It

Bob Moore
Les Johnson
Joel Hamilton
Steve Saxon
Dave Foster

SKIP EWING

Born Donald Ralph Ewing II in Redland, California – Skip spent his growing up years in South Carolina and then Colorado before making his way to Nashville, Tennessee to make his mark primarily as a song writer. Skip now makes his home in Wyoming in an area called “Whiskey Basin”.

VISIT THE SKIP EWING PAGE

The Excursion Band

The Exotics

EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL CHRISTMAS

45 – Stewart Music ETC 45-0001 – “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” b/w Instrumental Version” – 1982 (with picture sleeve)

EYES & EARS

45 Snappy Little Numbers SLN-101 – “I Buried My Heart Under Bar Bar (Then Burned It Down To The Ground)” (flip side by Snake Mountain” – May 26th, 2011

EZRA AND THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES (COLORADO RELATED TITLE)

45 – Tech-Art 45-OP-158 – Colorado

F.A.B. COMPANY

The F.A.B. Company was comprised of Frank Bruen, Ralph Achilles and Bonnie Ellison. They formed in the late 1960’s. Achilles and Frank also performed as a duo. The group was later joined by Jerry Jacobs. I had earlier erroneously reported that country singer Bonnie Nelson was with this group. This in on February 18th, 2016 from Lawrence Kay (“DJ Joe Sixpack”):

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FAB Co February 1971

“I did want to offer one correction, though: country singer Bonnie Nelson was *not* part of the band F.A.B. Company, as previously reported in the North Of Pueblo site. The FAB singer is Bonnie ELLISON, who was also a Colorado native, and who went to the same high school as Bonnie Nelson, but is not the same person. Bonnie Ellison — who I recently e-mailed to ask about this confusion, and who confirms they were two different people — stopped touring with FAB in 1973 because she had Multiple Sclerosis, while Bonnie Nelson moved to Nashville to pursue a country music career.”

CO SPS FAB CO 71-10 ZZ

FAB Co October 1971

DENVER FAB CO 72-04 XX

FAB Company March 1972

FAB Company August 1972

AT THE TIGER’S LAIR – 1972

LP – Pax 7001 – Take Time – 1970

LP – Stylist 1400 – Frank – Achilles – Bonnie

LP – Aspen – Our Song to You – 1977

LP – JMA 101 – An Evening With The FAB Company

These back covers are autographed and this from Bonnie “John – Thanks for your continued support. It’s nice to be inside rather than in the rain outside like at Rocky Flats”. No doubt this was a reference to a protest gathering at the once nuclear arms site outside of Boulder, Colorado. Oh those protesting folk singers.

LP – Aspen 200 1- “Our Songs For You” – 1977

45 – Stylist 1401 – “Chickasaw County Child” b/w “Watermelon Is A King’s Delight”

45 – Pax 7001 – It’s Great To Be Alive b/w Take Time

45 – Stylist 1401 – Watermelon Is A King’s Delight b/w Chickasaw Country Child

Fable

Fables (Fort Collins)

THE FABULOUS CYCLONES (DENVER)

Visit this Colorado Garage Band Page

THE FABULOUS ENCHANTERS

See the Finer Arts discography Page

45 – Finer Arts 1007 – “Why Are You Crying” b/w “Something Blue” – 1961

Finer Arts 1007 - Fab Enchanters - Something Blue

Finer Arts 1007 - Fab Enchanters - Why Are You Crying

THE FABULOUS FLYS (FORT COLLINS)

THE FABULOUS FREMONTS (PUEBLO)

THE FABULOUS FRENCHMEN

Appeared at the Town House on East Colfax in Aurora in 1960

THE FABULOUS IMPERIALS (BOULDER)

THE FABULOUS OMENS (FORT COLLINS)

THE FABULOUS PERSUADERS (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CO SPS FABULOUS PERSUADERS 64-09

Fabulous Persuaders Feb 1964

THE FABULOUS RAINDROPS (COMMERCE CITY)

THE FABULOUS ROADRUNNERS (BRUSH)

TOMMY FACENDA

Tommy’s subtle connection to Colorado is the release of his late 1959 release “High School U.S.A.” – 28 versions were released including a Denver version. Tommy was a one-time member of Gene Vincent’s Blue Caps.

45 – Atlantic 45-77 – “High School U.S.A. (Denver, Colorado)”

THE FAIRLANES

45 – Suburban Home 2 – Hermit Girl/She Let Me Go b/w Supercool/Katie

BRUCE FALGREN

Appeared at Ollie’s Round-UP

FALL RIVER ROADS (COLORADO SPRINGS)

THE FALL RIVER WRANGLERS (ESTES PARK)

Much like the Flying W Wranglers from another Colorado dude ranch franchise the Fall River Wranglers delighted Estes Park tourists for years.

Members:

Babe Humphrey (who was also a Flying W Wrangler in Colorado Springs)
Paul Mayers
Bob Minser

LP – FRR 1001 – Fall River Country

FALL RIVER WRANGLERS - FR 1001 - RBB (2)

LA FAMILIA SASUEDO (FORT COLLINS)

FT C FAMILIA SASUEDO 77-01

Familia Sasuedo January 1977

THE FAMILY AFFAIR (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CO SPS FAMILY AFFAIR 76-05 TT

Family Affair May 1975

THE FAMILY JAM

Group Members:

Doug Duggan (lead guitar)
Melody Duggan (piano)
Paul Conly (guitar)
Vic Gionetti (horns)
Dan Grone (percussion)

LP – Gladstone 888 – “Bread Line” – 1974

FAMILY WAY (GRAND JUNCTION)

GRD J FAMILY WAY 80-01

January 1980

The Family Special

Played the Denver Folklore Center – February 1974

FANCY FREE (GRAND JUNCTION)

GRD J FANCY FREE 80-05

June 1980

FRANK FANELLI AND HIS BAND

Appeared in the early 1960’s at Warren St. Thomas’ Tropics on Morrison Road

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THE FANTABULOUS JAGS (KANSAS TO DENVER)

THE FANTASTIC ZOO

THE FRANKIE FARELL BAND

FRANKIE FARREL BAND 1963 CSU

Frankie Farrell Band Play Colorado State University – 1963

FARGO (GRAND JUNCTION

Visit the Colorado 1960’s Garage Groups Page

LEONA FARLER

45 – Westlake 247 – A Lett to Santa b/w Who Said Kids Were Fun

Kelly Farley

Played the Denver Folklore Center – June 30th, 1977

RACHEL FARO (BOULDER)

Played the Denver Folklore Center – October 1978 and played many area venues during the 1970s

45 – RCA 10093 – 1974

45 – RCA 10202 – 1975

45 – Excalibur 1101 – 1982

LP – RCA 0689 – 1974

LP – RCA 1105 – 1975

CD LP – Silverwolf 1105- 2009

FAROUKS BANJO BAND

Appeared at Farouk’s on North Washington Street in Denver in 1960

LITTLE JOEY FARR

45 – Kangaroo 111/112 – Rock n’ Roll Santa/(I Want a Big White) Cadillac for Christmas – 1961

45 – RM 1011 – Rock and Roll Santa b/w Big White Cadillac

FRANKIE FARRELL AND HIS ORCHESTRA

Played Club Morocco on South Colorado Blvd., in 1960

Farrell North Space Age Swing

Played the Denver Folklore Center – April 1975

FAST BROTHERS

FAT CHANCE (COLORADO SPRINGS)

Played the Denver Folklore Center – February 1972

October 5th, 1973 – Battle of the Bands – Fall Festival Week – at Roller City

Fat Chance Feb 1977

FAT CITY

45 – Paramount PAA-0162 – I Guess He’d Rather Be In Colorado – 1972

Fat Emma

FAT FRIER & FRIENDS (DENVER)

Fat Max (Denver)

FATHER JOHN

FEATHER, SHEEHAN & BOWERS

Members:

Neil Feather
John Sheehan
Patrick Bowers

LP – Local Anesthetic 503026 – “Funny Music” – 1985

Featherrain (Boulder)

Played the Denver Folklore Center August 1972

The Federation

THE FEDS

Group Members:

Dave Boylan – vocals/guitar
Pat Gill – drums
Andy Bunin – bass

LP – Back to Back – 1988 Colorado Songwriter’s Awards – 1988 (various artists)

FRAN FEESE

45 – Premier 2218 – Once Upon a Time b/w Week End Hippie

BILL FELLOWS (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CO SPS FELLOWS BILL 62-09

Bill Fellows Sep 1969

THE FENDER BENDERS

Visit the Colorado 1960’s Garage Groups Page

ARDEN FENNELL

Arden who was from Sterling, Colorado, was a busy guy being a member of “The Tryb”, “The Sixth Edition” and “Colorado Sunshine” – all having recorded in Clovis, New Mexico at the Norman Petty Studio in the later 1960’s and early 1970’s.

He cut two solo tracks in 1969 which were released on Evolution 1017 “Baby” and “Smile a Little Smile”. The composers of “Baby” were George and Barbara Tomsco – George was a member of “The Fireballs” and he had composed The Fireballs “Goin’ Away” a track which Fennell would also record in Clovis.

Unreleased Fennell tracks cut a Clovis included:

“Why Did I Wanna Be Free”, “Warm Alberta Rain”, “Goin’ Away”, “We Once Had It All”, “Times Before”, “Cheated”, “In Chicago”, “Thank You Girl”, “Dreams in a Boxcar”, “Just As Though You Were Never There”, “The Hour Glass”, “I’m Gonna Love You Too”, “Look at Me” and “Rave On” – in sessions ranging from 1969 through 1978.

He also had a single which was recorded much later on in Clovis (1987) on Petty’s Nor-Va-Jak” label” “Rainbow Over Memphis” b/w “Wrap It Up Wrangler” – Nor-Va-Jak 1334

45 – Evolution 1017 – “Baby” b/w “Smile a Little Smile” – 1969

45 – Nor-Va-Jak 1334 – “Rainbow Over Memphis” b/w “Wrap It Up Wrangler” – Released 1987

ROY FERGUSON & CANDY NOE

LP – Benson Sound 252 – Roy Ferguson & Candy Noe

FERNWOOD PACIFIC (COLORADO SPRINGS)

Played the Denver Folklore Center September 1974

Jan 1972 – The Hungry Farmrer

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December 16th, 1973 – The Red Dog Lounge – Fort Collins

DAVID FERRETA & THE SUNDAY RIVER BLUEGRASS BOYS

The late David Ferreta was a folk musician and associate of the “Swallow Hill Musics Organization”. He migrated to Denver in the 1970’s and opened the folk venue, “The Global Village”. He performed in a 1979 Swallow Hill benefit with many local folk musicians.

“From the “Hanaleip” web site: “David Ferretta was a Denver Music Icon, first working with Harry Tuft at the Denver Folklore Center and later opening his own vintage music store, Ferretta Music Service on south Broadway in Denver. David also owned “The Global Village” a coffee house in Denver that presented live Bluegrass music. David joined with EP Davis, Clarke Wright, Marc Conley and Bob Wire to form The Sunday River Bluegrass Show, recording an LP record album for Biscuit City Records in Denver tilted “You Can Dress Them Up, But You Can’t Take ‘Em Out”.

Sunday River performed at the earliest Bluegrass festivals in Colorado, and was a featured opening act for Colorado bands, Michael Martin Murphy, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Doug Kershaw, Chuck Pyle, Katy Moffit and many other Colorado artists and well as national acts like Bill Monroe, Lester Flatt, Jim and Jessie, Jimmy Martin, and Ralph Stanley. Sunday River traveled extensively and performed twice at the famed Red Rock Amphitheater for Barry Fay’s “Colorado Nights”. David passed away in 1996.”

Pam Ferretta

Played the Denver Folklore Center

FETAL PIG (DENVER UNIVERSITY)

TODD FETHERSTON

FEVER DREAM

BARRY FEY – COLORADO MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE DISPLAY BOARD

Feyline Concert CU Folsom Field – Rolling Stones

Denver Pop Festival – 1969

Ringo Starr – All-Stars – 1992 Fiddler’s Green

1977 ARTICLE

DENVER’S FAMILY DOGG POSTERS – APPEARANCES PROMOTED BY BARRY FEY

FEZ AND CHICK (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CO SPS FEZ AND CHICK 66-10

Fez & Chick

Jack Fidler (Colorado Springs)

FRANK FIELDS

45 – Pace 336 – Colorado – 1968

THE OCTAVIO FIGUEROA LATIN JAZZ GROUP

45 – FM Records 40449 – Walking in the Summer Rain b/w Salsa En Colorado

AL FIKE

Long-time Denver minstrel who played all along the front range at many venues especially Central City – He worked with The Taylors and also Ernie Kemm

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Al Fike Jan 1972

BACK DOOR QUINIELA BAR 59

Al Fike and Ernie Kemm 1959

AT THE SPORTS SCENE 1974

AT TAYLOR’S NIGHT CLUB – 1976

AT SIR J’S – EARLY 1970’S

LP – Art 27 – A Night With Fike

Al Fike (image from “The Denver Eye”)

JOHNNY FIKE

Played George Manley’s Steak House on South Colorado Blvd. in 1957

The Finch Sisters (Colorado Springs)

Donna and Debbie Finch – Played Mr. G’s – April 1972

THE FINDERS KEEPERS (DENVER)

FINGERS (DENVER)

Members:

Glen Baren
Peter Johnson (Backstreet Revue – Brother Son)
Dick Whetstone (Backstreet Revue – Gone Johnson)
John Leibundgut

CO SPS FINGERS 76-11 TT

Fingers Nov 1976 Colorado Springs

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Fingers at Saturday’s Nite Club – 1980

Fingers – January 1978 – Colorado Springs

FINGERS AKIMBO

This was a Colorado duo consisting of Michael Stanwood and Bruce Bowers as leaders. They were supplemented by many other local musicians including Dwayne Webster (bass), Charles Sawtelle (banjo), Peter Wasner (piano), Scott Bennett (guitar), John Starrett (bass), Ty Atherholt and the Desert Sweepers on vocals. Stanwood is an instructor at the “Swallow Hill Music Organization”.

HARVEY FINK

45 EP – Driftwood DEP-2 – Where The Silvery Colorado Wends It’s Way – 1965

DAVE FINN (DENVER)

Colorado Country Music Festival member 1960’s and a regular on Buster Jenkin’s KLAK radio Rocky Mountain Jamboree – He was born in Denver in 1948 – He was a member of the “Henry Possumtrot and the Possumtrotters

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(Photo courtesy of Jerry Street)

45 – BIG SANDY RECORDS – BONNIE HUMPHREY AND DAVID FINN – “IF YOU HAD LOOKED ME IN THE EYE” B/W “I’M HANGIN’ ON”

FIREFALL

Visit the Firefall Page

FIRST BORN

Zenon Kowal (lead guitar)
Steve Gainer (rhythm guitar)
Lynn Colbert – (vocals)
Clay Adams – (rhythm)

7-Inch – Long Hare Records – Lead the Way

LP – Long Hare Records – “First Born” – 1984

THE FIRST NATIONAL BAND (COLORADO SPRINGS)

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First National Band Feb 1971

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COLORADO SPRINGS

45 – FNB – We Love You Colorado Springs Part 1 and 2 – 1973

Dennis Fischer

Played the Denver Folklore Center

DORIS FISCHER

DEAN FISHER & THE WESTERN SWINGERS

45 Mountain Recordings MR 22 – Life Of A Square Dance Caller (Call and Instrumental Versions)

Fisk & Madi (Fort Collins)

THE FIVE HEARTS

The Five Keynotes (Grand Junction)

Five O’Clock Rush (Denver)

FIVE TO MANY BAND

TONY FLACO

45 – Round & Round 4502 – Sole Composition b/w One Way Love

The Flame Trio

THE FLAMEOUTS (AIR FORCE ACADEMY)

THE FLAMING BELLES

Polly Rae Wollenweber and Lou Ann McCallum – mid 1960’s competed in the summer Show Wagon

Flannel Grimes (Denver)

DENNIS FLANNIGAN (ALSO WITH SIREN)

FLANNIGAN DENNY AND SIREN

Flannigan with Siren

Later he recorded a CD with “The Sons of the Beaches” – Flannigan was a member of Denver’s Moonrakers and then Beggar’s Opera Company – He continued to work solo for many years in the Denver area.

45 – Cash 100 – “Little Toy Song” b/w “Bye Bye Banana” – 1977

45 – A Major Label 1232 – “Lovesick Blues” b/w “Some Kind of Magic” – 1982 (with Siren)

FLASH CADILLAC & THE CONTINENTAL KIDS

See the Flash Cadillac Discography Page

FLATIRON

FLATIRON 77 KENNEDY

Flatiron Play 1977 Kennedy High School Denver Dance

FLAVOR

Played at Overland High dance in 1980

FLAVOUR (COLORADO SPRINGS)

NAT TAJ MAHAL 76-07 TT

Flavour July 1976

Harry Fleishman (Denver)

Steve Fleith & His German Band (Colorado Springs)

Played the Broadmoor Dining Room – January 1971

Lorenzo Fleynoy

THE FLINTSTONE BROTHERS ( PUEBLO)

SAB FLORENCE

See the Flying W Wrangler Page

TONI FLORES

Toni was a regular performer on the Rocky Mountain Jamboree as aired on KLAK radio in the 1960s

MARY FLOWER

Mary also played with Bonnie Phipps & the Mother Folkers

LP – Bare 3364 – Cookin’ With Flower – 1982

FLOYD

At the 5 O Clock Lounge

PAT FLOYD

See the CLW Records Label Page

THE FLOYD SISTERS

See the CLW Records Label Page

FLUID (DENVER)

Members:

Garret Shavlik (drums) formerly with White Trash, later with Spell – James Clower (guitar) – Rick Kulwicki (guitar) formerly with Frantix – Matt Bischoff (bass) formerly with White Trash and Frantix – John Robinson (vocals)

Shavlik attended Boulder High School

JOHN FLY & TRIO (FORT COLLINS)

Fly-By-Night

Played the Denver Folklore Center

Fly & the Zippers (Boulder)

The band formed in 1973 in Boulder

Members:

Mark McMillen – sax/keyboards
Dennis Hooten – sax
Brian Brown – drums (Louis Armstrong – Si Zetner)
Richard Steffans – bass
Don Cameron – guitar

April 1974 – CU’s Colorado Daily

The Flying Horse

Flying Saucers (Denver)

Flying Saucers – January 1976 – School of Mines

The Flying Wedge

THE FLYERS

At Freddies – 1980

FLIERS 79 ST MARY'S ACAD DENVER

The Flyers play 1979 St Mary’s Academy Dance Denver

THE FLYING BURRITO BROS

45 – A&M 1277 – Colorado – 1971

FLYING COLORS

At the Long Horn Saloon on Larimer Street

Flying Home (Fort Collins)

THE FLYING W WRANGLERS (COLORADO SPRINGS)

Visit the Band Box Discography Page

Recorded on Buster Jenkins LP as “Flying W Ranglers”

FLYING WHEEL (MANITOU SPRINGS)

FLY’N WHALE (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CO SPS FLY N WHALE 76-05 TT

Fly’n Whale May 1976

EUGENE FODOR

LP – RCA Red Seal ARL1-0735 – Playing His Prize Winning Solos – 1974

LP – RCA Red Seal ARD1-0781 – Fodor Plays Tchaikowsky – 1974

LP – RCA Red Seal 2963 – Plays Fritz Kreisler – 1977

LP – RCA – Pagarini Concerto

LP – RCA ARL1-1172 – “Eugene Fodor Plays Paganini, Sarasate, Vitali & Others” – 1975

THE FOGCUTTERS (DENVER)

DAN FOGELBERG (CARIBOU RANCH)

COLORADO MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

The following LP’s were recorded at the Caribou Ranch outside of Nederland:

HOWARD FOGG – BOULDER

LP – Owl 9 – “All Steamed Up!”

FOLK SINGERS INC.

FOLKSINGERS INC CO COLLEGE 61

Folk Singers Inc Play Colorado College 1961

The Folklore Center All-Stars

From the Denver Folklore Center

FOLKS ABOUT TOWNE

CO SPS FOLKS ABOUT TOWN 68-05

Folks About Towne May 1968 – Colorado Springs

CO SPS FOLKS ABOUT TOWN 69-01

Folks About Town Jan 1969

MAURICE FONTAINE

45 – MIA MF-1122 – “For Your Love” b/w “Waiting For My Baby (Wedding Bells) – 1987

FOOFI & KLIKTRAC

FOOLS CROW

Recorded at Tatanka Records located at 1403 South Lipan Street in Denver – Produced by Buddy Red Bow and Dik Darnell – In the Lakota language “Tatanka” translates to “Bison” – a term used in “Dances with Wolves”.

LP – Tatanka TLP 100 – “Fool’s Crow” – 1977

RON FORBIS (DENVER)

45 – Viking Studios 1246 – “You’re Still On My Mind” b/w “The Bottle Let Me Down”

45 – Little Richie LR 1043 – Small Town’s Biggest Fool b/w My Angel’s Gone to Hell

45 – Scotch Country 8010-72 – “Hey Momma Mother Trucker” b/w “Beg Steal or Borrow”

FORD & LINDA (GRAND JUNCTION)

GRD J FORD & LINDA 80-06

June 1980

BUCK FORD

Played the Denver Folklore Center – October 1971

Great American 117 – Go With The Nuggets (Vocal and Instrumental) – 1976

Great American 117 PS - Nelson & Donaldson - Go With the Nuggets

GREAT AMERICAN 117 - NELSON & DONALDSON - A

Great American 117 - Nelson & Donaldson - Go With the Nuggets

GREAT AMERICAN 117 - NELSON & DONALDSON - B

NEAL FORD (DENVER)

Was a regular on Buster Jenkins’ Rocky Mountain Jamboree in the 1960s on KLAK radio

THE NEAL FORD FOUNDATIONS WITH RICK MENSIK (FORT COLLINS)

FT C FORD FOUNDATION NEAL 77-01

Neal Ford Foundation January 1977

RAY FORD & THE ECHO VALLEY BOYS

TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD

45 – Capitol P-3704 – Colorado Country Morning – 1973

DON FORDE

LP – “High Country”

THE FOREMEN (FORT COLLINS)

FT C FOURMEN 77-02

Foremen February 1977

FC FOREMEN 78-02

Foremen Feb 1978

THE 4 NICATORS (DENVER)

THE FORT COLLINS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Conducting: Willfred Schwartz

LP – “35th Annivesary Season”

THE FORTIES (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CO SPS FORTIES 76-07 TT

Forties July 1976

FORTUNE

LP – Higher Harmonies CSF 256 – “Fortune” – 1985

VINCE FOSTER (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CO SPS FOSTER VINCE 77-02

Vince Foster Feb 1977

Doug Foulker

Played the Denver Folklore Center

FOUR AMIGOS (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CO SPS FOUR AMIGOS 71-02 ZZ

Four Amigos Feb 1971

THE FOUR BREEZES

Members:

Shelly Rhym (drums); Leon Ragsdale (piano) – Beatty Hobbs (sax) – Ed Wright (bass)

Rhym was a well-known jazz figure around Denver – Leon Ragsdale also worked as a member of a Denver version of the Ink Spots which included Joel Cowan

Appeared at Sugie’s Lounge on East Colfax in 1959 and the Rossonian in Five Points in 1960

THE FOUR CHEVELLES (WITH CHUCK THOMAS?)

45 – Delft 357 – This is Our Wedding Day/Darling Forever – 1964

THE FOUR CORNERS FOUR (DURANGO)

4 Corners 3 – Sunshine Lollipops and Rainbows

4-corners-four-sunshine-lollipops-and-rainbows-4corners

THE FOUR IMPOSTERS (DENVER)

The Four Imposters were all students at South High School

FOUR IMPOSTERS SOUTH HIGH 1962

Four Imposters – Denver South High School – 1962

The Four Jokers

THE FOUR M’S/THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS (Denver)

The Four M’s (Frederick)

THE FOUR MINTS

At Big Al’s Gashouse

THE FOUR NATURALS

At Santa Anita Supper Club

THE 4 NICATORS (DENVER)

Here is a comprehensive article about The Four Shades and the Five Bucks recordings from Pueblo Blogger Lisa Wheeler on North of Pueblo.

The Four Part Invention (Denver)

May 1st, 1970 – Battle of the Bands – Fundraiser – Arvada West High School

January 14th, 21st, 28th, February 4th & February 11th, 1972 – Battle of the Bands -Rec-Rap – Denver

Four Plus One (Fort Collins)

THE FOUR SHADES

Photo contributed by group member Joel Scherzer (furthest left)

The Four Shades were Joel Scherzer, Robert Stallworth, Casey Hynes and Gerald Grant (these four are shown in the photo below).

The group recorded on Peak Records. Group member Robert Stallworth also released tracks by an unknown group from the Chicago area who were assigned the name “The Five Bucks”. Stallworth was in possession of several acetates of unknown origin and thus the Five Bucks release. Group member Joel Scherzer is a vinyl vendor and along the way was and is a writer of poems and books, a college teacher, a musician and must more.

45 – Race 1000 – The Four Shades – “Yes Sir! That’s My Baby: b/w “Stormy Weather”

45 – Race 1003 – The Four Shades – “Let It Please Be You” b/w “I Thought You’d Care”

THE FOUR WINDS

45 – Vik 4X-0221 – Colorado Moon – 1956

The Denny Fowler Trio

THE 4-NIKATORS (BOULDER)

Gene Fox & Nancy Henry (Colorado Springs)

Played the Piccadilly – January 1972

Fox (Fort Collins)

Fox Fire (Colorado Springs)

With vocalist Nancy Hansen – Could be the same group as “Foxfire” (below)

Fox River Grove (Denver)

THE FOXFIRE FIVE (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CO SPS FOXFIRE 5 78-06

Foxfire Five June 1978

FOXFYRE

Mary Davis and Dave Ackerman made up the duo of Foxfyre. This LP was recorded in Golden, Colorado in 1976.

Other musicians included Ric Duncum (vocals), Jay Salam and Steve Jerrett (guitars), Larry Ziehl (drums), and Todd Clayton (horns)

LP – Gold Leaf 1 – Foxfyre – 1976

Foxfyre - Gold Leaf 29973 - Foxfyre - Foxfyre

FOXTROT

THE FOXX (DENVER)

FLOYD FRAME AND HIS ORCHESTRA (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CO SPS FRAME ORCH FLOYD ETC 63-02

Floyd Frame Feb 1962

KEITH FRANK & HIS WESTERN BAR-FOUR

GR FRANK & WESTERN BAR FOUR 74-02

Keith Frank February 1974

GR FRANK KEITH 76-01

Keith Frank January 1976

LARRY FRANKLIN (GRAND JUNCTION)

GRD J FRANKLIN BAND LARRY ETC -2 80-08

August 1980

GRD J FRANKLIN BAND LARRY ETC 80-08

August 1980

Macy Franklin & the Four Freezes

MIKE FRANKLIN (THE COLORADO KID)

45 – Z/V 10001 – A Boy’s Prayer b/w A Construction Man’s Son – (with picture sleeve)

ZV 10001 - FRANKLIN, MIKE - BOY'S PRAYER PS

ZV 10001 - FRANKLIN, MIKE - BOY'S PRAYER PSB

RON FRANKLIN

45 – Success AARD 70018 – Orange Krush b/w Orange Krush – 1987

45 – Success AARD 70017 – Salute To Daddy Bruce b/w Salute to Daddy Bruce

DON FRANKS (DECEASED)
COLORADO COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

HAL FRANKS

See the CLW Records Label Page

THE FRANTICS/FRANTIC (COLORADO SPRINGS)

Visit the Rock-A-Billy Records Label Page Here

THE FRANTIC FLATTOPS

LEO FRAZIER

Visit the Freddi-Henchi Page (click here)

Leo Frazier also performed with the Colorado Chorale in the early 1970’s.

FRED (COLORADO SPRINGS)

FREDDI-HENCHI/FREDDI & THE SOULSETTERS/FREDDY-HENCHI/FREDDY HENCHI – (FORT COLLINS/BOULDER)

FREDDIE AND THE HITCH-HIKERS

TIM FREDENDALL (DENVER)

45 – Blue Earth 11276 – “Answer” b/w “See the Land” – 1976

TOM FREDRICKSON AND HIS BAND

TOM FREDRICKSON AND HIS BAND 63 LAYAYETTE HIGH

1963 – The Tom Fredrickson Band Plays Lafayette High School Dance

FREE FALL (DENVER)

FREE FALL 74 BRIGHTON HIGH

Denver’s Free Fall play Brighton High School Dance 1974

FREE FARE

Free Fare Plays 1975 Dance at Rocky Mountain High (both photos)

FREE HAND

45 – Medicine Wheel – Can’t Stay Away b/w Honky Bumper Stickers – 1981 (with picture sleeve)

FREE POOL

FREE WHEELIN’

At Chaplin’s – 1980

FREEWAY (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CO SPS FREEWAY 76-06 TT

Freeway June 1976

FREIGHT RAILROAD IN COLORADO

LP – Railroad Records – SK-103 – “This is Railroading! Volume 2”

FREE DRINKS

Free Life (Denver)

FREEDOM

FREEDOM STREET

AL FRENCH (COLORADO SPRINGS)

LP – A QUIET QUARTER HOUR WITH AL FRENCH

Laurence Fresques (Fort Collins)

Laurence Fresques – February 1972 – Fort Collins

Fresh Market (Fort Collins)

John Fria (Fort Collins)

August 1st, 1969 – The Red Dog Lounge – Fort Collins

FRICTION

12 Inch Single – Creative Minds HM 001 – “Bar-B-Q” b/w “Love Me With Your Fantasy” – 1985

Jeff Friedlander

Played the Denver Folklore Center

FRIEND & LOVER

45 – Cadet Concept 7019 – Colorado Exile – 1970

FRIENDS OF CESAR ROMERO

45 Snappy Little Numbers SLN-105 – Red Headed Stranger/Tammys of Tomorrow – July 27th, 2012

45 Snappy Little Numbers SLN-114 – The Hold/Teisco Telstar Stomp – 2014

Frink & Furphy (Colorado Springs)

BILL FRISELL
COLORADO MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE (2017)

Jazz guitarist Bill Frisell (born in 1951) located to the Denver area from Baltimore. He attended and graduated from Denver East High School and then attended the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley where he studied music. Frisell worked and and recorded with many renown jazz musicians.

Bill Frisell and Danny Barnes at the Aladdin Theater on East Colfax

LP – EMI Belgium 1 A 064 63568 – “Good Buddies” – 1978

With:

Members:

Michel Herr
Bill Frisell
Vinton Johnson
Kermt Driscoll

LP – ECM 1223 – Paths, Prints – (with others) – 1982

LP – Empire 72 – Theoreticaly – 1984 (with Tim Berne)

LP – ECM 25026 – “Rambler” – 1985

LP – Elektra 60843 – Before We Were Born – 1989

BILL FRISELL FILMOGRAPHY

“TALES FROM THE FAR SIDE II – TV FILM – 1997

Singing “Crazy” – Composed “Nature’s Symphony”

“PSYCHO” – 1998

Singing “Weepy Donuts”

“FRONTLINE” TV DOCUMENTARY – 1999

Singing “Tales From the Far Side” – “Dead Ranch” – “Stand Up, Sit Down” – “Pipe Down” – “Family” – “Gone” – “Mr. Memory”

“FINDING FORRESTER” – 2000

Singing “Under A Golden Sky” – “Black is the Color of My True Love’s Hair” – “Beautiful E” – “Worry Doll” – “Over the Rainbow” – “Winter Always Turns To Spring”

“JACKPOT” – 2001

Singing “Outlaw”

“HOW TO DRAW A BUNNY” – 2002

Singing “Coffaro’s Theme”

“SEX AND THE CITY” TV – 2002

Singing “What Do We Do?”

“P.O.V.” TV DOCUMENTARY – 2004

Singing “Ghost Town/Poem For Eva”

“ALMOST HEAVEN” – 2005

Singing “I Know You Care” – “The Willies” – “John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man” – “Single Girl, Married Girl” – “Sitting On Top Of the World”

“WALK THE LINE” – 2005

Singing “Ghost Town/Poem For Eva”

“THE O.C.” – TV – 2005

Singing “Yellow”

“THE LIMITS OF CONTROL” – 2009

Singing “Omens and Portents 1: The Driver”

“INDEPENDENT LENS” – TV – 2011

Composer “Writer”

“BARGE” – DOCUMENTARY – 2015

Singing “River Road”

JANET FRITCH

45 – Double Eagle 1085 – I’ll Fly Away b/w Until You’ve Walked In My Shoes

Double Eagle 1085 - Fritch, Janet - Until You've Walked In My Shoes

Double Eagle 1085 - Fritch, Janet - I'll Fly Away

THE FROGS

45 – Century 23482 – “Trail to Ogalllala/Can Can Cuties” b/w “My Love She Was Sweet/Gal with a Glow”

THE FRONTIERSMEN (GRAND JUNCTION)

GRD J FRONTIERSMEN 80-05

May 1980

FROST

45 – Aspen 712-69 – Fiddler Junes b/w She’s A Woman – 1977

Steve Frumholz

Played the Denver Folklore Center

FROMMOX

LP – Probe 4511 – Here to There – 1971

45 – Probe 470 – There You Go b/w Mary Martin – 1971

The Frontiersmen (Grand Junction)

F.T.M. EXPRESS

45 – K&S – “Woman” b/w “Kanon” – 1983

JEFFREY FUHR (NORTHGLENN)

LP – J&S 44244 – “Honky Tonk Star”

Produced by Cactus Jack

THE FUGITIVES

THE FUGITIVES FEATURING SHARON LEE (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CO SPS FUGITIVES W SHARON LEE 70-06

Fugitives & Sharon Lee June 1970

FULCRUM’S IMAGE

45 – World Records – “Ballad of John Elway” b/w “One Time Only” – 1983

(Image by Lisa Wheeler from Blog Site “North of Pueblo”)

FULL CIRCLE (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CO SPS FULL CIRCLE 75-01 ZZ

Full Circle Jan 1975

FULL HOUSE (ARVADA)

45 – Bonita BDC 1001 – “Love Slip Away” b/w “Love We’ll Find Some Love Girl” – 1983

FULL MOON

AT STAPLETON PLAZA 1974

At The Buffalo Bar & Restaurant – 1980

FULL SAIL

At the Black Angus – 1968

DALTON FULLER & THE NEBRASKA PLAYBOYS

GR FULLER DALTON & NEBRASKA PLABOYS 76-01

Dalton Fuller Jan 1976 Greeley

Fun and Games

Played the Merry-Go-Round – April 1971

GINA FUNES (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CO SPS FUNES SHOW GINA 76-07 TT

Gina Funes July 1976

PAUL FUQUA’S GREELEY OLD TIMERS (GREELEY)

GR FUQUA PAUL OLD TIMERS 55-01

Paul Fuqua January 1955

RICHIE FURAY

This LP was recorded elsewhere but features Richie and family situated in a beautiful Colorado setting where they were making their home at the time. He came to Colorado back in 1970 as a member of Poco. He made a conversion to Christianity and became a minister in Colorado.

LP – Myrrh MSB 6672 – “I’ve Got a Reason” – 1976

LP – Asylum 6E 231 – I Still Have Dreams – 1979

THE RICHIE FURAY BAND

LP – Asylum 7E-1067 – “I’ve Got a Reason” – 1976 (same tracks as the above Myrrh release)

RICHIE FURAY FILMOGRAPHY

Note: Richie Furay – in addition to the following – had songs featured in 53 films or programs – generally with the song “For What It’s Worth” being spotlighted.

“MANNIX” TV – ONE EPISODE

Appearing with Buffalo Springfield

RICHIE FURAY

“THE WONDER BOYS” – 2000

Singing “A Child’s Claim To Fame”

RICHIE FURAY

“THE HOAX”

Composer of “Kind Woman”

RICHIE FURAY

“CSNY/DEJA VU – 2008

Singing “For What It’s Worth”

RICHIE FURAY

“THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED” – 2011

Singing “Kind Woman”

RICHIE FURAY

“I’M DYING UP HERE” TV ONE EPISODE – 2018

Singing “Kind Woman”

THE FURYS (FORT COLLINS)

THE FUTILE FIVE

Appeared at the Mon Vue Village in 1959

THE FUZZ (DENVER)

THE FUZZ (TRINIDAD)