Remembering John Denver

HIS ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGHNESSSHUFFLED OFF 11 YEARS AGO TODAY For someone so unreservedly gentle, John Denver could sure pack a wallop. His power wasn't something that smacked you in the kisser but thumped your heart with sureness. He retained much of the social cause oriented fire of his '60s folk singer days but found a way to marry his messages to a seductive philosophy and hugely charming musical character. From 1971, when the hits started rolling in, onwards, Denver and his music becam...

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