Frank Sinatra historically covered music written by many different artists, adding his twist to popular songs. However, there was one John Denver tune where Old Blue Eyes may have outdone the original ...
John Denver paints a picture with his lyrics. He brings the listener along with him on adventures to sprawling mountain peaks, clear-blue lakes, and vast terrains. He doesn’t just love nature, he is ...
John Denver‘s 1966 debut, John Denver Sings, opens with a cover of the Beatles‘ Revolver classic “Here There And Everywhere” and is peppered with three more of their covers—”Yesterday,” “And I Love ...
John Denver was known for his heartfelt country-folk ballads, but one of his most famous songs failed twice before a 1973 tearjerker film turned it into a smash hit. According to American Songwriter, ...
Happy New Year’s Eve. Today’s roundup of musical history highlights a golden-haired troubadour with a grin as wide as the Rocky Mountains. But first, what other notable figures in music have birthdays ...
“Music makes pictures and often tells stories. All of it magic and all of it true. And all of the pictures and all of the stories, all of the magic, the music is you.” A few of you may recall this ...
This Week in 1971: The Chinese flag was raised at the U.N. for the first time; U.S. to begin denying passports to anyone refusing to take the Oath Of Allegiance; President Richard Nixon announced the ...
A look back at the Minnesotan who inspired more than one of his songs and how the state's cold spring inspired another. John Denver is associated with the Rocky Mountains, but he married a Minnesota ...
In September 1972, John Denver released his sixth studio album, but its lead single quickly sparked controversy, and some radio stations banned it for all the wrong reasons. The album Rocky Mountain ...