John Denver – Spring
AMERICA KNEW THE SUNNY GRIN AND THE MOUNTAIN ANTHEMS — BUT BEHIND THE SUPERSTARDOM, JOHN DENVER WAS SEARCHING FOR A QUIET PEACE HE ONLY FOUND IN THE TREES. He was…
John Denver – Sleepin’ Alone
THE WORLD SAW THE SMILING MILLIONAIRE WHO SANG ABOUT SUNSHINE — BUT ONE DEVASTATING TRACK REVEALED THE CRUSHING LONELINESS HE CARRIED TO AN EMPTY ROOM EVERY NIGHT… By the early…
John Denver – Cool an’ Green an’ Shady
AMERICA KNEW HIM AS THE SMILING BOY OF THE MOUNTAINS — BUT ONE QUIET SONG HIDDEN ON A 1974 ALBUM REVEALED THE PROFOUND EXHAUSTION BEHIND THE SUPERSTARDOM… In the mid-1970s,…
John Denver – The Game Is Over
AMERICA FELL IN LOVE WITH THE MOUNTAIN BOY’S SMILE — BUT ONE FORGOTTEN TRACK RECORDED IN 1970 REVEALED THE QUIET HEARTBREAK HE CARRIED ALL ALONG… If you ask someone to…
John Denver – Ripplin’ Waters
THE WORLD SAW A GLOBAL SUPERSTAR WHO HAD EVERYTHING — BUT ONE QUIET SONG REVEALED A MAN DESPERATELY SEARCHING FOR A PLACE TO HIDE… John Denver lived inside a paradox…
John Denver – Downhill Stuff
AMERICA KNEW THE GENTLE VOICE OF THE QUIET MOUNTAINS — BUT ONE FAST, RECKLESS SONG REVEALED A MAN WHO DESPERATELY NEEDED THE DANGEROUS RUSH OF FEELING ALIVE… John Denver was…
John Denver – Falling Out of Love
AMERICA KNEW HIM AS THE MAN WHO WROTE THE GREATEST LOVE SONGS — BUT ONE QUIET TRACK REVEALED THE CRUSHING WEIGHT OF WATCHING IT ALL SLIP AWAY… John Denver was…
John Denver – Along for the Ride (’56 T-Bird)
HE CONQUERED THE WORLD WITH AN ACOUSTIC GUITAR — BUT ONE QUIET SONG ABOUT A ’56 T-BIRD REVEALED A MAN DESPERATELY TRYING TO DRIVE BACK TO HIS YOUTH… John Denver…
John Denver – When the River Meets the Sea
THE WORLD KNEW HIM AS THE SMILING VOICE OF THE MOUNTAINS — BUT WHEN HE SANG THIS ONE QUIET LULLABY, HE TAUGHT A GENERATION HOW TO SAY GOODBYE… John Denver…
John Denver – Fly Away
THE WORLD KNEW THE SMILING FACE OF COLORADO — BUT BEHIND THE MILLIONS OF RECORDS WAS A MAN QUIETLY BEGGING FOR A WAY TO ESCAPE. In the mid-1970s, John Denver…
John Denver – I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
THE WORLD KNEW HIM AS THE SMILING BOHEMIAN WITH THE ACOUSTIC GUITAR — BUT WHEN HE SANG THIS HEAVY ANTHEM, THEY SAW THE QUIET CRUSADER BEHIND THE SUNSHINE. John Denver…
John Denver – A Baby Just Like You
CHRISTMAS WAS FOR CHILDREN — BUT JOHN DENVER TURNED ONE HOLIDAY SONG INTO A LOVE LETTER TO EVERY PARENT’S HEART. “A Baby Just Like You” begins with a simple Christmas…
John Denver – The Gift You Are
SOMETIMES JOHN DENVER DIDN’T SING ABOUT LOVE LIKE A PROMISE — HE SANG IT LIKE A SMALL LIGHT LEFT ON IN THE DARK. “The Gift You Are” does not arrive…
John Denver – You’re So Beautiful
SHE WASN’T IN A MOVIE SCENE OR A FAIRYTALE — BUT FOR THREE MINUTES, JOHN DENVER MADE HER FEEL LIKE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PERSON IN THE WORLD. There are love…
John Denver – Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight
THEY CALLED HIM THE VOICE OF MOUNTAINS — BUT ONE QUIET LOVE SONG REVEALED THE MAN WHO NEVER STOPPED LOOKING FOR HOME. Most people remember John Denver through wide-open skies.…
John Denver – Winter
THE SEASON SOUNDED COLD — BUT JOHN DENVER TURNED IT INTO A SONG ABOUT WHAT STILL SURVIVES AFTER THE LEAVES ARE GONE. Most songs celebrate spring. They chase sunshine. New…
John Denver – I Want to Live
AMERICA KNEW THE SUNNY SMILE AND THE GENTLE ACOUSTIC GUITAR — BUT ONE 1977 ANTHEM REVEALED A MAN WHO PLAYED LIKE HE KNEW HIS TIME ON EARTH WAS FLEETING. In…
John Denver – Paradise
HE SANG OF PARADISE LIKE A PLACE YOU COULD FIND — BUT THE SONG KNEW IT WAS ALSO SOMETHING WE COULD LOSE. John Denver could make the earth sound sacred.…
John Denver – Dearest Esmeralda
HE WROTE ABOUT MOUNTAINS FOR MILLIONS OF STRANGERS — BUT ONE OF HIS MOST TENDER SONGS WAS WRITTEN FOR A SINGLE CHILD. When people remember John Denver, they often remember…
John Denver – The Potter’s Wheel
HE SANG ABOUT FLYING, WANDERING, AND CHASING HORIZONS — BUT THIS SONG ASKED WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LIFE BEGINS SHAPING US IN RETURN. John Denver spent much of his career singing…