Posted on 01/13/2018 9:46:22 AM PST by SamAdams76
Most likely people under age 40 have no idea who John Denver was. He had a string of pop hits. Then he died in a airplane crash in some sort of experimental plane? He might have been a goofy granola-eating liberal but he did write some pretty good songs in the "folk-rock" style back in the 1970s.
His first big success was writing a song called "Leaving On A Jet Plane" which was a big hit for Peter, Paul & Mary, another group of granola eating liberals.
His real life name was Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.
Yikes, that's a mouthful.
I remember him in a movie with George Burns. I think it was called "Oh God" or something like that. Back in the late 1970s. Not a bad film.
It's just weird that he dropped off the face of the earth. Nobody remembers him.
"Annie's Song" is my favorite song from him. I remember hearing that song on the radio the day that Richard Nixon resigned the presidency. I will always associate that song with Richard Nixon resigning.
Wish I could have seen him live.
It seems like Denver was either a really nice guy in person, or a jerk.
I read somewhere that he was known for getting angry at people who asked for his autograph.
That always bugged me, as he seemed so approachable.
Like Will Ferrell, seems like it would be fun to meet him, but he is always at the top of the list for "worst celebrities in real life".
Maybe it's just the autograph thing.
Whenever I meet a celebrity, I never ask for an autograph.
A nod of the head or a handshake would be fine for me.
I travelled a lot on business and over the years I would by chance meet certain people in hotels or restaurants or trendy bars. But he was by far the most genuine celebrity I ever met.
On one of his live albums, he talked about how when he was starting out how he played his guitar while sitting on a lifeguard stand by the ocean.
He said " I was thrilled that *someone* would enjoy my songs. Now I've been told we've just played to 25,000 people!"
I wager he was humble, until he "made it", then it went to his head.
In the song "This Old Guitar" he mentions how his guitar "gave him his lovely lady, and I guess it tore us apart"
I think he was alluding to that.
Far out, man!
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