– English drummer, member of Cream Jello Biafra (real name Eric Boucher; born in Boulder; lived in Denver) – singer, songwriter, owner of Alternative Tentacles record label, member of the punk band Dead Kennedys Big Head Todd and the Monsters (formed at the University of Colorado Boulder) – rock band; two of the band's albums have reached Billboard's Top 40 Album charts (1993, 1994), with one (Sister Sweetly) certified platinum by the RIAA Tommy Bolin (lived in Boulder) – guitarist of Zephyr, James Gang, and Deep Purple Breathe Carolina (born and raised in Denver) – electronica/screamo group; band consists of David Schmitt, Tommy Coops, Luis Bonet, Eric Armenta Antonia Brico (lived in Denver) – conductor and pianist; was conductor of the Brico Symphony Orchestra and the Denver Symphony Orchestra Chris Broderick (lived in Lakewood; attended University of Denver) – lead guitarist for thrash metal band Megadeth Jesse Carmichael (born in Boulder) – keyboardist for the rock group Maroon 5 John Denver (real name Henry Deutschendorf Jr.; lived in Aspen) – singer, guitarist, songwriter; winner of a Grammy Award (1997) and a posthumous Grammy Hall of Fame Award (1998); inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (1996); named the official Poet Laureate of the State of Colorado (1977), with his song "Rocky Mountain High", which was named as one of the state's official songs DeVotchKa (formed in Denver) – rock band, nominated for a Grammy Award (2006), assisted in composing and performing the score for the film Little Miss Sunshine Larry Dunn (attended East High School in Denver) – musician/keyboards, Earth, Wind and Fire Bryan Erickson (lives in Westminster) – singer, producer; member of the bands Velvet Acid Christ and Toxic Coma R5 Flobots (formed in Denver) – Hip hop band known for the song "Handlebars" from their album Fight with Tools; board members on the non-profit organization Flobots.org, a community organization; Flobots.org was founded before the band attained any fame The Fluid (formed in Denver) – grunge band Dan Fogelberg – folk/soft rock/pop singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist. In the 1970s, moved to Nederland, recorded material for Nether Lands and some later albums at nearby Caribou Ranch. A decade or so later, after continued commercial success, Fogelberg bought a ranch in the Pagosa Springs area, where he built his own recording studio, Mountain Bird Studio. Josephine Foster (from Fort Collins) – singer-songwriter The Fray (formed in Denver) – rock band; nominated for