Mile High Musicians: Letters “K”

The following musician/s has/have their own page:

Eddie Kirk

RONNY KAE (DENVER)

See The Band Box Discography Page

45 – Leo 506 – “Swinging Drums” b/w “A Flight For Drums”

LEO 506 - Kae, Ronny - A FLIGHT FOR DRUMS

45 – Honey Records IM 101521 – “Drums Are Back” b/w “Nostalgia”

45 – Honey Records RM 11778 – “Wipe Out” b/w “Harry – Play Those Drums”

Autographed Copy

45 – Scene 1487 – “The King is Dead” (as “Ronny Kaye”)

LEROY KAEHLER SHOW

William Kafara

Bill Kahl

Played the Denver Folklore Center

LP – Grotesque 101 – “Communication” – 1971

BUDDY KAIN

See The Band Box Discography Page

KAKE

Members:

Jay Clayton
Jerry Graneli
Collin Walcott
Paul McCandless

LP – “Kake”

WENDY LYNN KALE

COLORADO MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

KLAK RADIO RANCH HAND BAND

The following was provided by Brad Sullivan:

“I reviewed (Buster Jenkins Blog Page) and didn’t see any mention of him or the guys he played with. I know he also backed some of the big name guys at the time when they would travel w/o their bands in Denver. Bill Anderson was one that I remember because my dad indicated that he wasn’t a very nice guy. As I got into my adolescent years, I remember them playing at the Flight Deck and other clubs in the area.”

Ernie Sullivan
Jim (accordion)
Ralph Donahue
Leon Allison
Don “Sleepy” Grant

RON KALMAKOFF

45 – RSR – Winds of Colorado – 1988 – Canada

KALOX RHYTHM BOYS

45 – Kalox K-1102 – Colorado

KAMIKAZI KLONES

LP – MOB – “Kamikazi Klones” – 1982

45 – Maiden Japan 246 – Modern Disappearing Man-Dork at the Party b/w Cambodia – 1980

THE KANDY STORE PROFITS (DENVER)

Visit the Colorado 1960’s Garage Groups Page

RON KANNAN

45 – Arbrook 105 – “Statue of a Fool” b/w “The Ballad of Thunder Road”

THE KANSAS CITY SOUL ASSOCATION

Visit the Colorado 1960’s Garage Groups Page

LOUIS J. KAPEL (PUEBLO)

Kapel – along with others penned several songs according to Lisa’s account during the 1960’s

10-Inch 45 – “Little You Care” – 1950’s

10-Inch 45 – “Adorable You” – 1950’s

10-Inch 45 – “Never to End, But To Begin”

10-Inch 45 – “Goodnite, Lovely One” – 1961

KARDEO

LP – “Playboy” – 1986

KAREN AND COFFEE

Karen and Coffee performing at Big Al’s Gashouse at 8975 East Colfax.

Karen & Coffee (image from “The Denver Eye”)

WILL KARL
COLORADO COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME

MARY TERESA KARLINGER (WITH C. W. RUETTEN)

LP – Twy-Mar 2239 – “D. Chief Eagle’s Winter Count”

GABRIEL KARLSON

45 – Green Glenn – “I’m a Red, White and Blue American” b/w “I’m Singin’ To the Country” – 1976

ERIC KARLSTROM (CRESTONE)

According to Lisa’s Blog Post the “LEM label is a reference to “Lunar Excursion Module” due to Karlstrom’s father being involved with the Astronaut program back in the day. The song was recorded in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Musicians on the recording include Richard Cavanaugh (lead guitar), Dennis Olesniwich (tambourine)

45 – LEM 45-92167 – “A Red Flower” b/w “Race to Nowhere” – 1967

Lynn Karol & the Ranch County Raiders

KAREN KARSH (DENVER)

Karen attended Denver’s George Washington High School and graduated in 1970.

Karen Karsh 1975 at the Warehouse Denver

45- Dunhill 4151 – “I Wasn’t Born To Follow” b/w “Musty Dusty” – 1969

45 – RCA Victor 1740 – I Wasn’t Born to Follow b/w Musty Dusty – 1969 (UK)

JACK KASTLE

LP – Alpine 44305 – “One Man”

THE KASTLES

The Kastle family along with other band members recorded in Westminster, Colorado on the Gold Leaf Label.
Members included Jack (vocals), Jill (piano), Kris (drums) and Greg (narratives) – all Kastles along with Bob Myers (guitar), Jim O’Connell (guitar), Marcia Jones (vocals), Marty Benjamin (banjo), Mike Golub (percussion), and Dave Ackerman (multiple instruments)
LP – Gold Leaf 1001 – This I Find Beautiful – 1978

KATAWALER KREEK

PETER KATER

Peter Kater moved around the western United States often appearing in Colorado working in Boulder clubs. His LP’s were recorded in Boulder on Source Records and Silver Wave Records.

LP – Source 1001 – Spirit – 1983

LP – Kay Music – Coming Home – 1985

LP – PK – Two Hearts – 1986

LP – Silver Wave 502 – The Fool and the Hummingbird – 1987

LP – Silver Wave 503 – For Christmas – 1987

LP – Gaia – Gateway – 1988

LP – Gala Records – Homage – 1989

LP – Silver Wave – Moments, Dreams & Visions – 1989

LP – Silver Wave – Rooftops – 1991

LP – Silver Wave – The Season – 1991

LP – Silver Wave – Pursuit of Happiness – 1994

JACK KAUFMAN (HARMONY RECORDS DENVER – & KIMN DJ)

Jack Kaufman was the owner of Harmony Records in 1960’s in Downtown Denver on Welton Street. He was also a distributor for national record labels such as King and Philips and he worked closely promoting CU’s Serendipity Singers. He also did a sting on radio station KIMN. Read Jack’s story here on my Blog.

In the mid 1960’s Kaufman often dropped in at KIMN to promote his Pan American Records distribution product line.

BOBBIE KAY

Appeared on Buster Jenkins Rocky Mountain Jubilee show

MORT KAY
COLORADO COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME

BOBBI KAYE

See The Band Box Discography Page

45 UK – Beacon 148 – “It Don’t Take A Fool” b/w “Between Each Tear”

NANCY KAYE AND THE ECHOES (DENVER)

Visit the Colorado 1960’s Garage Groups Page

HAL KEE

Linda Keene

Chick Kegan (Colorado Springs)

Duffy Keith

Played the Denver Folklore Center

IRENE KELLER WITH SANTE QUINTET (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CO SPS KELLER IRENE WITH SANTE QUINTET JOE 69-09

PAUL KELLER (FORT COLLINS)

THE STAN KELLER ORCHESTRA

1956 – Stan Keller Orchestra Play Colorado College in Colorado Springs

Alan Kelly

Played the Denver Folklore Center

ANN KELLY

45 – Tarwathie Records – “Minnesota Love Song” b/w “Pink Chablis” – 1974 (with picture sleeve)

George Kelly

Randy Kelly

Played the Denver Folklore Center – Was a member of the duo “Red Shoes”

TYRONE KELLY

See the CLW Records Label Page

KEMIKOL (PUEBLO)

Visit the Colorado 1960’s Garage Groups Page

ERNIE KEMM

See The Band Box Discography Page

THE RAY KEMP BAND

KEN AND LALLO (COLORADO SPRINGS)

THE BILL KENNERLY TRIO

At Taylor’s Supper Club – 1968

Kenny J

George Kent (Colorado Springs)

JERRY KENT ORCHESTRA (GREELEY)

Liepfrey Kerg

Paris Kern & Jeff Freelander

Played the Denver Folklore Center – February 2nd, 1978

DICK KERNS

45 – Mountain of Colorado 102 – “Listen to My Song” b/w “When the Morning Comes”

45 – Hillside 101 – “Jennifer” b/w “Mountain Waters”

DOUG KERSHAW (GREELEY)

Spent a good portion of his adult life in Greeley

KEN KESEY (LA JUNTA

Ken Kesey was born in September of 1935 in the southeast Colorado rural town of La Junta Kenneth Elton Kesey. Kesey was a prominent figure in the transition between the “beat generation” and the “hippie” generation emerging out of San Francisco, California.

His two-lasting contributions to our world were his novels “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1960) and 1964’s “Sometimes a Great Notion”. Kesey hooked up with San Francisco’s “Merry Pranksters” along with beat figure Neil Cassady – who also had Colorado connections as did beat poet Allen Ginsburg who co-founded the “Jack Kerouac School for Disembodied Poets” in 1974 at the “Naropa Institute”.

Kesey died on November 10th of 2001 passing following a surgery to remove a tumor.

1966 – LP – Sound City – “The Acid Test”

RANDY KETTELSEN
COLORADO COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

KEVIN

HARRY KEVIS TRIO (COLORADO SPRINGS)

JIMMY KEY

See the CLW Records Label Page

SCOTT KEY

Played the Denver Folklore Center – December 1978

LP – Blivet B-1001 – “The Forest and the Sea” – 1976

JIMMY KEY

See the CLW Records Discography Page

THE KEYNOTES

Members:

Johnny LaForte (bass) – Neil Bridge (piano)

THE KEYNOTES (DENVER)

Visit the Colorado 1960’s Garage Groups Page

JON KEYWORTH

Running back from the first Denver Broncos Super Bowl Team (1977) – Keys made his debut with the single “Make Those Miracles Happen”. His Aspen LP was his only LP.

LP – Aspen 2701 – Keys
This LP was first issued with a locker room cover with nude football players and reissued with this second cover

45 – Cartay 323232 – Make Those Miracles Happen b/w Dance With Me Baby – 1977

THE KICQUES (NORTHGLENN)

Visit the Colorado 1960’s Garage Groups Page

Mary Ann Kilburn (Fort Collins)

The Red Dog Lounge – Fort Collins

Mary Anne Kilburn & Marriane Ely

KILLER BEZE

DICK KINARD

See the Band Box Discography Page

THE KINDERCIDE

45 – Ash From Sweat AFS #10 – The Trip From Space to the Bedroom Didn’t Happen Overnight – (Flip side by Zombie Zombie) – 2004

KINESIS

Members:

Steve Owen – sax
Peter Huffacker – bass
Dave Goodwin – drums
Brad Hoff – guitar
Dave Riekenberg – sax
Ed Goodman – horns
Rick Jordan – horns

LP – Headfirst HF-9705 – “New Life” – 1981

ANN KING (COLORADO SPRINGS)

CAROLE KING & NAVARRO (CARIBOU RANCH)

Navarro was a Boulder, Colorado group.

Members included Mark Hallman (guitar), Robert McEntee (guitar), Michael Wooten (drums), Miguel Rivera, Richard Hardy and Rob Galloway (bass) – This LP was recorded at the Caribou Ranch.

LP – Capitol 11667 – Simple Things – Charted August, 1977 – #17

DON KING (COLORADO SPRINGS) APRIL 1975

JACK KING (Colorado Springs)

See the CLW Records Label Page

JIM KING

45 – Mountain Records 1105 – “Fools Stool” b/w “My Closing Song” – 1975

JOE KING

KENNY KING

45 – NORAD 65-7 – Telephone Song-Listen Little Girl b/w You Don’t Know What Love Is-Groove Yard

KIM KING WITH BETSY BERNARD

Appeared at The Analyst

RANDY KING & THE COUNTRY ALL STARS

Visit the Randy King Band Box Page (Click Here)

Appeared at the Sultan’s Table at 1601 West Evans in 1963- future site of The Family Dog

MR. TEDDY KING (COLORADO SPRINGS)

TIM KING

Tim played all instruments on this LP.

LP – TeeKay 44 – “Because It Makes Me Happy” – 1981

KING LOUIE & THE LAYMEN – BOULDER

Visit the Colorado 1960’s Garage Groups Page

The King’s Duo (Grand Junction)

THE KING’S IV

Colorado country band who appeared in the 1970 Colorado Country Music Hall of Fame promotion event.

KINIT HER

45 EP – Bleak Environment 019 – “The Needs of Both” – 2014

Louie Kinman (Colorado Springs)

Louie Kinman (Sr) – August 1965 Estes Park

TRISH KINNEY (MONUMENT)

LP – Grand Lady – Trish Kinney – 1980

45 – Grand Lady 37091 – Message to Iran (Let Them Go) b/w Same – 1980

Rick Kirby (Denver)

Played the Denver Folklore Center – May 4th, 1978

EDDIE KIRK (GREELEY)

Visit the Eddie Kirk Page

JIM KIRK

See the CLW Records Label Page

TONY KIRK

At the Chez Paree 1967

Van Kirk (Denver)

RUSS KIRKPATRICK

Like Fats Johnson – Kirkpatrick also recorded on the Denver folk label Altogether which apparently was run by Fats.
His backing Musicians included Chet Hanson (vocals), Jimmy Ibbtson (drums), Mark Ansley (piano), Gordon Titcomb (bass), Les Thompson (bass), Jimmy Fadden (guitar/harmonica) and Mike Williams (vocals).

LP – Altogether Records 1001 – Russ Kirpatrick

KISMETT INC. (DENVER)

Members:

Charlie Vigil (Bluetones – Soul Explosion – John Maul and the Cutups – Offspring – New Covenant) – deceased
Job Vigil (Offspring – Cheeks – New Covenant)

Charlie Vigil suffered from kidney disease and passed away in the 1980’s – Job Vigil resides in North Platte, Nebraska working as an editor on the North Platte Telegraph

(Information & images courtesy of Marc Gonzalez)