Playlist: John Denver
Compiled By: PRX Editors
October 12, 2017 is the 20th anniversary of John Denver's death.
JOHN DENVER: BACK HOME AGAIN
From Joyride Media | 54:31
One-hour radio special looks back on the life of John Denver
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JOHN DENVER IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIT SONGS LIKE "LEAVING ON A JET PLANE" AND "ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH" BUT WHAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IS THAT JOHN DENVER FOUGHT FOR MANY CAUSES, OFTEN WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME. HE ALSO BROKE GROUND AS AN AMERICAN MUSICIAN PLAYING IN CHINA AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION.
IN THE NEXT HOUR, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THE MANY FACETS OF JOHN DENVER FROM FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND DENVER HIMSELF.
Rocky Mountain High
From Song and Memory | 04:11
A song and memory story about a Christian summer camp, John Denver and a psychotherapeutic fad from the seventies.
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In this story for the Song and Memory series, Jeffrey Carpenter remembers summers spent at church camp in the Colorado Rockies. Every night, campers would gather around a fire and sing John Denver songs, and in paticular, "Rocky Mountain High." Then, one summer, a counselor revealed the "true" nature of John Denver. The song is never quite the same for Jeffrey--and all the other campers.