From Glenn Miller to Nathaniel Rateliff to Illenium, here’s a sample of the many sounds of the newly named Colorado 150

The Colorado 150 is The Denver Gazette’s endeavor to identify and celebrate the 150 cultural pathmakers who have shaped how the world sees (and hears?) Colorado over the past 150 years.

Here for your listening pleasure is a Spotify playlist containing nearly 50 songs by musicians who placed on the list.

You can find the whole series below.

Read the whole series:

• READ PART 1: Nos. 126-150
• READ PART 2: Nos. 101-125
• READ PART 3: Nos. 76-100
• READ PART 4: Nos. 51-75
• READ PART 5: Nos. 26-50
• READ PART 6: Nos. 1-25

The complete Colorado 150 list:

• 1. John Denver, Music 
• 2. Helen Bonfils, Theater 
• 3. Glenn Miller, Music 
• 4. Hattie McDaniel, Actor 
• 5. John Sie, John Malone and Bob Magness, Cable TV pioneers 
• 6. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, TV and film 
• 7. Cleo Parker Robinson, Dance  
• 8. Donald Seawell, Theater 
• 9. Dianne Reeves, Music  
• 10. Molly Brown, Cultural Influencer 
• 11. The Beats: Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady and Alan Ginsberg, Writers 
• 12. Stephen King, Author
• 13. James Michener, Author  
• 14. Philip Bailey and Earth Wind & Fire, Band
• 15. Mary Elitch and Mary Chase, Theatre 
• 16. Pam Grier, Film    
• 17. Lon Chaney and Harold Lloyd, Silent film actors 
• 18. Daniel Ritchie, Theater  
• 19. Hunter S. Thompson, Author 
• 20. Dalton Trumbo, Author 
• 21. John Madden, Arts Builder
• 22. Joe Walsh, Music  
• 23. Clark Richert and John Fabian Carlson, Painters 
• 24. Nathaniel Rateliff, Music 
• 25. Charles Burrell, Music 
• 26. Ryan Tedder, Music 
• 27. Kent Haruf, Author
• 28. Robert Redford, Actor
• 29. Alan Berg, Radio  
• 30. Judy Collins, Music  
• 31. Henry Lowenstein, Theater producer
• 32. Roseanne Barr, Comedy  
• 33. Damon Runyon, Journalist and author  
• 34. Antoinette Perry, Theater
• 35. Vance Kirkland, Artist 
• 36. Ron Miles and Bill Frisell, Music 
• 37. Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales, Author
• 38. Harry Tuft, Music   
• 39. Douglas Fairbanks, Actor  
• 40. Helen Henderson Chain, Artist  
• 41. Marin Alsop, Classical music  
• 42. Tommy Bolin, Music  
• 43. Patty Calhoun, Journalist 
• 44. Max Morath, Ragtime, TV    
• 45. Buffalo Bill Cody, Entertainer  
• 46. Joe Cocker, Music
• 47. Townes Van Zandt, Music 
• 48. Kelly Bishop, Actor
• 49. Bob Dylan, Music 
• 50. Bob Palmer, TV Anchor
• 51. Chuck Morris and Barry Fey 
• 52. James Hetfield, Metallica
• 53. Sugarloaf, Music  
• 54. Tom Noel and Phil Goodstein, Historians 
• 55. Helen Langworthy, Builder
• 56. Gus Van Sant and Rian Johnson
• 57. Charles Partridge Adams, Artist 
• 58. Hal Moore and Charley Martin, Radio
• 59. Amy Adams, Actor 
• 60. John Fielder, Photography  
• 61. Don Cheadle, Actor
• 62. Jello Biafra, Music 
• 63. Marilyn Van Derbur, Author  
• 64. Raymond Burr and Tom Bosley, Actors
• 65. Wesley Schultz, Music
• 66. Jeffrey Nickelson, Theater director and actor 
• 67. Annaleigh Ashford, Actor 
• 68. Antonia Brico, Conductor    
• 69. Josh Blue, Comedy
• 70. John Carroll Lynch, Actor  
• 71. Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Band
• 72. Bowen Yang, Actor 
• 73. John Oates, Music 
• 74. Chris Daniels, Music 
• 75. Paul Epstein, Twist & Shout
• 76. Woody Paige, Journalist 
• 77. William Henry Jackson and Robert Adams, Photographers
• 78. Jenna Bainbridge, Beth Malone and Sierra Boggess, Broadway actors
• 79. Gregory Alan Isakov, Musician 
• 80. Kevin Costner, Actor 
• 81. Isaac Slade, Musician 
• 82. donnie l. Betts, Theater and film
• 83. Leftover Salmon, Band   
• 84 Andrea Gibson, Colorado Poet Laureate   
• 85. Ralph Edwards, Television  
• 86. Michael Martin Murphey, Musician 
• 87. Baxter Black, Cowboy Poet
• 88. DeVotchKa, Band 
• 89. Frank Welker, Actor
• 90. Pogo Poge (Morgan Branch White), Radio and TV 
• 91. Dan Fogelberg, Musician
• 92. Bill Murray, Actor
• 93. Thomas “Detour” Evans, Muralist
• 94. Keri Russell, Actor
• 95. The Astronauts, Band 
• 96. Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Author
• 97. Tim Allen, Actor  
• 98. India Arie, Music  
• 99. Tom Tully, Actor
• 100. Kristin Schaal, Actor
• 101. Ed Dwight, Sculptor
• 102. Bob Martin, Radio
• 103. Firefall, Band
• 104. Cassandra Peterson, Actor
• 105. Melissa Benoist, Actor
• 106. Freddi-Henchi Band
• 107. Carlos Lando, Radio
• 108. Jill Sobule. Musician
• 109. Flobots, Band
• 110. Dave Logan, Radio
• 111. Donovan Marley, Theater
• 112. Mandy Patinkin, Actor
• 113. Hazel Miller, Musician
• 114. Yonder Mountain String Band
• 115. Nick and Helen Forster, Radio
• 116. Mandy Moore, Choreography
• 117. Bret Saunders, Radio
• 118. AnnaSophia Robb, Actor
• 119. The Grawlix: Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl and Ben Roy, Comedy
• 120. John Edward Williams, Actor
• 121. 3OH!, Music
• 122. Sheryl Lee, Actor
• 123. Peter Heller, Author
• 124. Ken Curtis, Actor
• 125. Kalyn Rose Heffernan, Musician
• 126. Blinky the Clown, TV
• 127. Lowell Thomas, TV
• 128. Maya Lin, Architect
• 129. Gene Amole, TV, radio and newspapers
• 130. String Cheese Incident, Band
• 131. Philip K. Dick, Author
• 132. Tony Garcia, Theater
• 133. Irv Brown, Radio
• 134. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• 135. Luis Alfonso Jiménez Jr., Artist
• 136. Otis Taylor, Musician
• 137. Pete Smythe, TV and Radio
• 138. Garrett Ammon and Dawn Fay, Dance
• 139. Illenium, Electronic Music
• 140. Reynelda Muse, TV
• 141. Andrew Novick, Cultural Provocateur
• 142. Lynne Taylor-Corbett, Choreographer
• 143. Lonnie Hanzon, Artist
• 144. Thomas Hornsby Ferril, Poet
• 145. Tig Notaro, Comedy
• 146. Ji-young Yoo, Actor
• 147. Pat Milbery, Artist                      
• 148. Lannie Garrett, Performer
• 149. Sandra Dallas, Author
• 150. Rich Moore and Mollie O’Brien, Music