Music legend and Arvada resident Hazel Miller inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame

BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Two of Colorado’s most esteemed musical acts will be inducted into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame on June 10, as Hazel Miller along with Big Head Todd and the Monsters will be honored for their respective achievements as individuals as well as their longstanding collaborations.

Over the past four decades, Miller has earned a reputation as one of Colorado’s consummate performers, playing countless shows throughout the state including multiple stops at Red Rocks — where she and Big Head Todd will be inducted into the Hall at as part of an already-sold-out show — and a recent trip to the Capitol, where she was honored with a proclamation for her contributions to the state.

Big Head Todd and the Monsters was founded in 1986 in Boulder and reached national commercial success in the 90s, particularly with their 1993 album “Sister Sweeter,” which has since been certified platinum.

Miller began collaborating with the Monsters in 1995 with the track “Wearing Only Flowers,” before accompanying the band on a number of tracks. Their collaboration has extended to multiple tours together, which Miller partook on until 2001 when she decided to focus on her career in Colorado.

Karen Radman, the Colorado Music Hall of Fame’s executive director, said that both acts were selected because of their impact in Colorado and beyond. The frequent collaborators, who Radman said have long been on the Hall’s shortlist, were inducted together in an effort to keep with the Hall’s tradition of thematic induction classes.

“In the past, we’ve done larger induction class where we put together thematic induction, whether it be a genre of music, an era in Colorado music history,” Radman said. “And since we weren’t going to do a really large induction class, we really wanted to ensure we were inducting Hazel along with Big Head Todd for both their col-