Channel flipping on Friday and found our own Hazel Miller co-hosting with Claudia Garafalo on KUSA/Channel 9’s Colorado & Company celebrating Colorado musicians, especially Colorado Singers/Songwriters! Hazel got to sing two songs: “All of Me”, written by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons in 1931, and the Charlie Brown Christmas Song with music by Vince Guaraldi and lyrics by Lee Mendelson.
Besides Hazel, Colorado musicians featured on the show included:
● Josh Blackburn . com
● Conal Rosenbalm, member of Wichita Run
● Connect with Gregory – a violinist
● A string quartet from the Arapahoe Philharmonic – Arapahoe-Phil.org – ; movie music medley ● Spencer Mackey Music .com | @ spncr mcky – Apple Music .com – played the violin
● Lewis Turner – @ Lewis Cash Turner – Apple Music .com – Lewis Turner Music .com
● Front Row Ticket – Brian Kittrell |http://www.SoundCloud.com/Brian-James-Kittrell
● The Copper Children | http://www.TheCopperChildren.com – 4 guys
● Mark Cormican | Fb – Mark Cormican Music – Tribute to John Denver
● COMBO member http://www.RobDrabkin.com
● Sounds of the Dulcimer
One of the above segments featured some of the local festivals including Denver Deluxe Festival and Music & Art Fest.
Hazel told an ironic story about how, many years ago, she wanted to audition for some special shows at the Brown Palace Hotel but they wouldn’t give her a chance until Channel 9 featured her in a segment and a Brown Palace VIP happened to see it and invited Hazel to perform!
Hazel will be appearing at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder on December 1, 2023, and again at the Soiled Dove Underground for their annual Holiday Show.
The show ended with http://www.TrevorMichaelMusic.com | song “Colorado” & the Mountain Valley Collective – video of Colorado sights
Ms. Miller, an accomplished performer who has been playing in Colorado for almost four decades, was honored on the floor of the Colorado State Senate in March 2023, and on June 10th, 2023, she was inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. She has shared the stage with notable names such as Herbie Hancock, Michael McDonald, Al Green, and Big Head Todd and the Monsters, among others.
Channel 9 – https://www.KUSA.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Charlie_Brown_Christmas_(soundtrack)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Time_Is_Here
Photo: Charlie Brown Christmas