John Denver – Earth Day Every Day
THE WORLD HEARD JOHN DENVER SING ABOUT THE EARTH FOR DECADES — BUT THIS TIME, HE WASN’T JUST DESCRIBING ITS BEAUTY. HE WAS ASKING US TO PROTECT IT. For most…
John Denver – A Country Girl in Paris
SHE WAS A COUNTRY GIRL IN PARIS — BUT THE REAL STORY WAS NOT THE CITY, IT WAS THE LONELINESS BETWEEN TWO WORLDS. John Denver could make a place feel…
John Denver – It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie
EVERYONE EXPECTS A LOVE SONG TO PROMISE FOREVER — BUT THIS ONE BEGINS WITH A SIMPLE WARNING: DON’T LIE TO THE HEART THAT TRUSTS YOU. John Denver spent much of…
John Denver – The Foxfire Suite
FIVE MOVEMENTS. ONE SUITE. AND A SIDE OF JOHN DENVER THAT FELT LESS LIKE A POP STAR AND MORE LIKE A MAN CHASING WONDER. When people talk about John Denver,…
John Denver – Isabel
HE SANG ABOUT MOUNTAINS AND DISTANT ROADS — BUT “ISABEL” BROUGHT JOHN DENVER BACK TO THE QUIET ACHE OF ONE NAME. Some songs feel as wide as the sky. Others…
John Denver – Come and Let Me Look in Your Eyes
AFTER ALL THE YEARS, ALL THE MILES, AND ALL THE SONGS, JOHN DENVER RETURNED TO ONE OF THE SIMPLEST HUMAN REQUESTS: “COME AND LET ME LOOK IN YOUR EYES.” There…
John Denver – Rocky Mountain High
HE SANG ABOUT MOUNTAINS TOUCHING THE SKY — BUT “ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH” WAS REALLY ABOUT A MAN TRYING TO FIND HIS PLACE IN THE WORLD. For many people, “Rocky Mountain…
John Denver – The Weight
A SONG ABOUT CARRYING SOMEONE ELSE’S BURDEN FOUND A NEW SHAPE IN JOHN DENVER’S GENTLE HANDS. “The Weight” was never just a song about a road. It was about the…
John Denver – Minor Swing
TWO GUITARS. NO GRAND MESSAGE. NO MOUNTAIN ANTHEM. JUST JOHN DENVER SMILING HIS WAY THROUGH A SONG THAT SOUNDED FREE. When people think of John Denver, they usually think of…
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…