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Rocky Mountain High is the sixth studio album released by American singer-songwriter John Denver in September 1972. It was his first US Top 10 album (no. 4), propelled by the title single, and in addition reached no. 11 in the UK and no. 1 in Canada. [3] The album's cover photograph was taken at Slaughterhouse Falls, Rio Grande Trail, Aspen ...
The John Denver Collection is a 5-CD compilation of the original songs performed by American singer-songwriter John Denver. It was released in 1995. It was released in 1995. Track listing
This page is a comprehensive discography of American folk musician John Denver.Denver had four number one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, all achieved between 1973 and 1975: "Sunshine on My Shoulders", "Annie's Song", "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and "I'm Sorry".
AllMusic reviewer Stephen Thomas Erlewine said the album "features all of John Denver's greatest hits" while also noting that "For those who want to dig deeper than the greatest-hits collections, or want to pass by those individual volumes in favor of one set, The Rocky Mountain Collection is an ideal purchase."
Senator Nancy Todd said, "John Denver to me is an icon of what Colorado is". [70] John Denver Memorial stone with the lyrics to "Rocky Mountain High" in Rio Grande Park, Aspen, Colorado [71] On September 24, 2007, the California Friends of John Denver and The Windstar Foundation unveiled a bronze plaque near the spot where his plane went down.
"Rocky Mountain High" is a folk rock song written by John Denver and Mike Taylor and is one of the two official state songs of Colorado. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Recorded by Denver in 1972, it is the title track of the 1972 album Rocky Mountain High , and rose to No. 9 on the US Hot 100 in 1973.
Windstar Records (originally Windsong Records) is a record label based in Snowmass, Colorado, founded by John Denver in 1976.. The label primarily caters to folk music artists and bands, and has signed acts such as Denver, Starland Vocal Band (and its precursor, Fat City), Maxine Nightingale, Johnny's Dance Band and Nanette Mancini thereof, and Tom Crum.
Taylor was given songwriting and performing credit for this John Denver hit, which is one of the two state songs of Colorado. In an interview, Denver said of the song's creation "Mike sat down and showed me this guitar lick and suddenly the whole thing came together. It was just what the piece needed.