This week in 1974 – a recording that scored a big hit on both pop and country music charts was a song written about the writer's college sweetheart – whom he married in 1967 and divorced in 1983. The ...

“Annie’s Song” was written for Denver’s then-wife Annie Martell. Like much of Denver’s music, he conflates his romantic love with a force of nature. Denver was perched above the Colorado mountains in ...

The masses primarily know John Denver for one song and one song only, “Take Me Home, Country Roads”. It is a great song with a catchy chorus, an enticing hook, and memorable lyrics. Consequently, it ...