John Denver – Christmas for Cowboys
THEY WERE THOUSANDS OF MILES FROM HOME — BUT ONE CHRISTMAS SONG TURNED THE OPEN RANGE INTO A PLACE OF BELONGING. Most Christmas songs are filled with fireplaces, glowing windows,…
John Denver – The Cowboy and the Lady
THE WORLD KNEW JOHN DENVER FOR OPEN SKIES — BUT THIS SONG FOUND HIM STANDING IN THE QUIET BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS. “The Cowboy and the Lady” is not one…
John Denver – Johnny B. Goode
THE WORLD KNEW JOHN DENVER FOR MOUNTAINS, SUNSHINE, AND OPEN SKIES — BUT ONE ROCK ’N’ ROLL SONG REVEALED HOW FAR HIS HEART COULD FLY. Most people remember John Denver…
John Denver – Fall
AUTUMN WAS ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL — BUT JOHN DENVER’S “FALL” UNDERSTOOD THAT BEAUTY CAN SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE A GOODBYE. John Denver spent much of his career singing about beginnings. New roads.…
John Denver – Like a Sad Song
ONE OF JOHN DENVER’S GENTLEST LOVE SONGS CARRIED A QUIET TRUTH — SOMETIMES THE SOFTEST MELODY HOLDS THE DEEPEST ACHE. John Denver could make sadness sound almost beautiful. Not because…
John Denver – Spirit
A MAN SPENT HIS LIFE SINGING ABOUT MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, AND THE SKY — THEN “SPIRIT” REVEALED WHAT HE HAD BEEN SEARCHING FOR ALL ALONG. Most people heard John Denver’s music…
John Denver – It Amazes Me
IT WASN’T A LOVE SONG SHOUTED FROM A STAGE — IT SOUNDED MORE LIKE A MAN QUIETLY SURPRISED THAT LOVE HAD FOUND HIM AT ALL. John Denver spent much of…
John Denver – Forest Lawn
AMERICA KNEW JOHN DENVER FOR SUNSHINE — BUT “FOREST LAWN” LET HIM WALK STRAIGHT INTO THE SHADOWS WITH A SMILE. John Denver could make a song feel like clean air.…
John Denver – Spring Is Alive
SPRING HAD ALWAYS RETURNED — BUT JOHN DENVER SANG ABOUT IT AS IF HE WAS SEEING IT FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME. Most people remember John Denver as the voice…
John Denver – American Child
AMERICA HEARD JOHN DENVER SING ABOUT HOME — BUT “AMERICAN CHILD” MADE HOME FEEL LIKE SOMETHING STILL WAITING TO BE PROTECTED. John Denver never sounded like he was trying to…
John Denver – The Christmas Wish
ONE QUIET CHRISTMAS SONG, FAR FROM THE RADIO SPOTLIGHT, STILL FEELS LIKE A LETTER LEFT ON THE TABLE AFTER EVERYONE HAS GONE HOME. When people remember John Denver, they often…
John Denver – Back Home Again (Reprise)
THE TITLE SOUNDS LIKE A DOOR OPENING — BUT JOHN DENVER MADE IT FEEL LIKE THE WHOLE HOUSE BREATHING AGAIN. “Back Home Again” is one of those songs that does…
John Denver – Prisoners
THE TITLE SOUNDS LIKE CHAINS — BUT JOHN DENVER SANG IT LIKE THE LOCK WAS SOMEWHERE INSIDE THE HUMAN HEART. “Prisoners” is not the kind of title people first expect…
John Denver – The Flower That Shattered the Stone
THE TITLE SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE — UNTIL JOHN DENVER SINGS IT LIKE THE SOFTEST THING IN THE WORLD CAN STILL BREAK THROUGH. “The Flower That Shattered the Stone” carries one of…
John Denver – Bet on the Blues
THE TITLE SOUNDS LIKE A GAMBLE — BUT JOHN DENVER MADE IT FEEL LIKE A MAN FINALLY TELLING THE TRUTH. “Bet on the Blues” does not sound, at first, like…
John Denver – The Little Drummer Boy
THE SONG WAS BORN FOR A CHILD WITH NOTHING — AND JOHN DENVER SANG IT LIKE THAT WAS THE WHOLE POINT. “The Little Drummer Boy” has always carried a kind…
John Denver – Dreamland Express
THE TITLE SOUNDED LIKE A TRAIN TO SOMEWHERE BEAUTIFUL — BUT JOHN DENVER MADE IT FEEL LIKE A MAN CHASING A DREAM HE COULD ALMOST TOUCH. There is something about…
John Denver – I Watch You Sleeping
THE TITLE SOUNDS LIKE A LULLABY — BUT JOHN DENVER TURNED IT INTO A ROOM FULL OF QUIET LOVE. Some songs do not enter the world with thunder. They arrive…
John Denver – The Gold and Beyond
THE TITLE SOUNDS LIKE TREASURE — BUT JOHN DENVER MADE IT FEEL LIKE SOMETHING NO GOLD COULD EVER BUY. John Denver understood a truth that many singers spend a lifetime…
John Denver – The Ballad of St. Anne’s Reel
THE SONG SOUNDED LIKE A FIDDLE DANCE — BUT IN JOHN DENVER’S VOICE, IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE TRYING TO GET HOME. There are songs that arrive like a storm. And…