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One of the world's best-known and best-loved performers, John Denver earned international acclaim as a songwriter, performer, actor, environmentalist and humanitarian. John’s music has spanned three decades, outlasted countless musical trends, and garnered numerous music awards and honors, including a 1996 Induction into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, and in 1993, the prestigious Albert Schweitzer Music award.
The son of a U.S Air Force officer, John’s artistic journey began after the family moved to Tucson, where at age eleven, he was given his grandmother’s guitar. John eventually took up guitar lessons and joined a boy’s choir, which led him at age 20 to take matters into his own hands and pursue his dream of a career in music.
In
1963 he struck out on his own, moving to Los Angeles to be in the heart of the
burgeoning music scene. It was during this time that Henry John Deutschendorf
Jr. was urged by friends to change his name if a recording career was to be
in his future. His friends suggested the name John Sommerville, but he ultimately
took his stage name from the beautiful Rocky Mountain capital city of
Colorado, his home state.
John Denver experienced his first major break in the music industry when he
was chosen from 250 other hopefuls as lead singer for the popular Mitchell Trio.
Two years and three albums later, John had honed his considerable vocal talent
and developed his own song writing style. He soon gained recognition when his
song Leaving On A Jet Plane was recorded by Peter, Paul and
Mary, becoming their first and only Number One hit.
Less than two years later, after the trio disbanded, John himself was climbing up the Pop charts with songs like “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” “Rocky Mountain High,” “Sunshine On My Shoulders,” “Annie’s Song,” “Back Home Again,” “Thank God I’m A Country Boy,” and “Calypso,” –solidifying his position as one of the top stars of the decade.
Denver's
concert tours reached millions globally. The world embraced John - captivated
by each new release, including 14 gold albums and 8 platinum albums in the U.S
as well as numerous gold and platinum sales overseas.
ASCAP
TOP HITS
1969 – Leaving On A Jetplane
1971 – Follow Me, Take Me Home, Country Roads
1973 – Rocky Mountain high
1974 – back Home Again
1975 – Calypso, Fly Away, I’m Sorry, Thank God I’m A Country
Boy
1976 – Looking For Space
1977 – Baby You Look Good To Me Tonight
1978 – How can I Leave You Again
1981 – Take Me Home Country Roads (re-release)
Platinum
Albums (1 Million Sold):
Back Home Again
Poems, Prayers and Promises
Rocky Mountain High
John Denver’s Greatest Hits
An Evening With John Denver
A Christmas Together (John Denver and the Muppets)
I Want To Live
Spirit
Annie's
Song Lyrics
John Denver
Take Me Home
You fill up my senses
Like a night in a forest
Like the mountains in springtime
Like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert
Like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up my senses
Come fill me again
Come
let me love you
Let me give my life to you
Let me drown in your laughter
Let me die in your arms
Let me lay down beside you
Let me always be with you
Come let me love you
Come love me again
You
fill up my senses
Like a night in a forest
Like the mountains in springtime
Like a walk in the rain
Like a storm in the desert
Like a sleepy blue ocean
You fill up my senses
Come fill me again
PS. This is the song that I have dedicated to my Spiritual Guru. Featured at www.filmlocha.com.
| Take
Me Home Country Roads
Almost heaven west
Virginia |
Leaving On A Jet Plane All my bags
are packed So kiss me
and smile for me Theres so
many times Ive let you down So kiss me
and smile for me Now the time
has come to leave you Oh, kiss
me and smile for me But, Im leavin
on a jet plane Words and music by John Denver |
The lyrics show the love. Nothing more to type. Honest confession straight from the heart. What amazes me is the quality of songs and lyrics which have fallen so miserably nowadays...abroad as well - so the story is the same everywhere ..not just in India !
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