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Some people are destined to meet. This is a true story about the life of John Denver and how his life crossed paths with the life of a free-spirited Pan Am flight attendant he was destined to meet and get to know. This is a hugely entertaining and informative book about the immense impact that John Denver's music and his humanity had on the planet.
A brief biography concentrating on the career of singer and songwriter John Denver.
John Denver chronicles the experiences that shaped his life, while unraveling the rich, inner journey of a shy Midwestern boy whose uneasy partnership with fame has been one of the defining forces of his first fifty years.
John Denver was America's biggest-selling solo star of the '70s. In commercial terms he was on a par with Sinatra in the '40s, Elvis in the '50s and the Beatles in the '60s. He experimented with a variety of styles and won fans from such diverse worlds as folk, pop and country music. Beneath the often tranquil surface of his music and his clear, clean tenor voice, however, lurked a darker side to Denver's character. The writer of 'Annie's Song', one of the most straightforward and personal expressions of love, became a wife-beater. The man who cavorted with the Muppets was an alcoholic. The committed environmentalist had his own plane, the most polluting form of transport. John Collis has de...
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The internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, and environmental activist describes his youth in a conservative military home, striking out on his own, early success, uneasy dealings with fame, and concern for the environment. 75,000 first printing. Tour.
(Easy Piano Personality). Easy arrangements of 34 of the finest from this beloved artist. Includes: Annie's Song * Fly Away * Follow Me * For Baby (For Bobbie) * Grandma's Feather Bed * Leaving on a Jet Plane * Matthew * Perhaps Love * Poems, Prayers and Promises * Rocky Mountain High * Sunshine on My Shoulders * Take Me Home, Country Roads * Thank God I'm a Country Boy * Whispering Jesse * and many more.
Take Me Home, Country Roads, a book following the lyrics of John Denver's first hit song, is a great teaching tool for young readers about family and appreciation for the natural world around us. This brilliant picture book adaptation of John Denver's first hit song is all about roots, family, and country. Set in Appalachia, a humorously diverse bunch of relatives and their in-laws go up, down and around the hills of West Virginia to converge by car, pickup, and motorcycle to a family reunion at Grandma and Grandpa's country home. True to Appalachian style, Canyon portrays it all as if on a quilt, complete with little stitches between the "fabric." The lyrics demand to be sung! A book for: fans of John Denver wanting to share his music with their kids! anyone who wants to inspire children to appreciate the country! Parents and children looking for feelings of security and comfort!