John Denver’s Saddest Christmas Track Started Out as a ‘Very Funny Song’

Twenty years after Denver recorded the song, country star Alan Jackson included it on his holiday CD, Honky Tonk Christmas. A ...
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John Denver's Most Misleading Song and The Hidden Story Behind It

John Denver's music has touched a generation of listeners, but few know that one of his most beloved songs is his most misleading, for one key reason. Denver's 1971 Hit "Take Me Home Country Roads" is ...
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John Denver Covered These Four Songs by The Beatles—and Then Some (1966-1984)

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 ...
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On This Day in 1974, John Denver Reached No. 1 With an Album That Included a Chart-Topping Tribute to His-Then Wife

On this day in 1974, John Denver scored his first No. 1 album, which contained a chart-topping tribute to his then-wife.