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- The Astronauts were the first Boulder band to make Billboard ’s national charts— Surfin’ with the Astronauts rose to a respectable #61.
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The Astronauts were the first Boulder band to make Billboard’s national charts—Surfin’ with the Astronauts rose to a respectable #61. The album included “Baja,” penned by Lee Hazlewood (better known as the writer of Nancy Sinatra’s big hits).
The classic Astronauts lineup of Rich Fifield, Dennis Lindsey and Demmon on guitars, Patterson on bass and a new drummer: Jim Gallagher ended up with a long-term recording contract. The Astronauts were the first Boulder band to make the national charts.
The Astronauts were the first Boulder band to make the national charts. “Baja” became their signature song in late summer 1963, occupying #94 on the Billboard Hot 100 and beginning a string of hits on Denver’s KIMN radio.
The Astronauts were the first Boulder band to make national charts. Their 1963 hit "Baja", a surf instrumental, ranked no. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100. According to the Colorado Music Hall of Fame,...
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The Astronauts were the first Boulder band to make the national charts. “Baja” became their signature song in late summer 1963, occupying #94 on the Billboard Hot 100 and beginning a string of hits on Denver’s KIMN radio. The single, a surf instrumental, was taken from Surfin’ with the Astronauts, their first of eight albums. The ...
The name made sense for a band from Boulder, at least in their own minds, regardless of whether the rest of the world made the connection. Sellars joined the U.S. Navy in 1962 and guitarist Dennis Lindsey stepped in. Demmon, Patterson, Fifield, Gallagher and Lindsey were then set as the outfit that would make the majority of the band's recordings.
Jun 9, 2017 · Firefall is a rock band that formed in Boulder, Colorado in 1974. It was founded by Rick Roberts, who had been in the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Jock Bartley, who had been Tommy Bolin's replacement in Zephyr. The band's biggest hit single, "You Are the Woman", peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard charts in 1976.
