10 Amazing Facts You Didn’t Know About Colorado Superstar Gary Morris

You already know that acclaimed Country music artist Gary Morris has been cranking out hit songs for over 40 years, but did you know he's lived in Colorado for the last 25 years?

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Here's a list of ten things you didn't know about Colorado's Gary Morris, one of which is going to blow your mind.

Gary Morris Living in Colorado

Gary Morris, Billboard's "New Male Artist of the Year" winner for 1982, ACM Top New Male Vocalist for 1983, and CMA  and ACM "Song of the Year" winner for 1984, has lived in Colorado for 25 years.

Morris lives in Chromo, Colorado, only a few miles from the Colorado/New Mexico border. If you're not familiar with Chromo, you'll find it 128 miles East of Cortez, Colorado, and 24 miles South of Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

Performing in Grand Junction, Colorado in 2025

Morris will be coming to the historic Avalon Theatre in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Saturday, April 5, 2025. For a mind-blowing fact about this concert, sneak a peek at the gallery below.

Interesting Facts About Garry Morris

In addition to five #1 songs and 27 singles charting on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, Morris has a number of career highlights you may recall.

Do you remember Gary Morris' role in Broadway's "Les Miserables"? He played the lead role of Jean Valjean. This performance earned him a Drama Desk Award nomination. His recording of "Bring Him Home" was featured on the Grammy-winning international cast album.

He also appeared alongside Linda Ronstadt in a production of Puccini's opera La Boheme. For a few of Morris' memories of that performance, check out the On Demand Content directly above.

One More Interesting 'Fact' About Gary Morris

During the recent podcast with Waylon Jordan, Gary Morris, an avid fly fisherman and lover of all things Colorado, expressed an interest in moving to Grand Junction. It seems Morris' would love to move to a larger Colorado community and find a residence somewhere near one of Grand Junction's rivers. For Gary Morris' thoughts on that, be sure to listen to the On Demand Content at the link above.