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JOHN DENVER IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIT SONGS LIKE "LEAVING ON A JET PLANE" AND "ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH" BUT WHAT PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IS THAT JOHN DENVER FOUGHT FOR MANY CAUSES, OFTEN WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME. HE ALSO BROKE GROUND AS AN AMERICAN MUSICIAN PLAYING IN CHINA AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION. IN THE NEXT HOUR, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THE MANY FACETS OF JOHN DENVER FROM FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND DENVER HIMSELF.
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John Denver: Back Home Again
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TOM CRUM (5:47):what John did is he reached people's hearts, he really was a poet in his soul and his voice had this angelic penetrating quality that brought out the best in people who listened to it, and he realized that his great love was singing with friends around a campfire
JOHN DENVER IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIT SONGS LIKE ?LEAVING ON A JET PLANE? AND ?ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH? BUT WHAT PEOPLE DON?T KNOW IS THAT JOHN DENVER FOUGHT FOR MANY CAUSES, OFTEN WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME. HE ALSO BROKE GROUND AS AN AMERICAN MUSICIAN PLAYING IN CHINA AND THE FORMER SOVIET UNION.
IN THE NEXT HOUR, WE?RE GOING TO HEAR ABOUT THE MANY FACETS OF JOHN DENVER FROM FRIENDS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND DENVER HIMSELF.
I?M RITA HOUSTON, AND WELCOME TO ?JOHN DENVER: BACK HOME AGAIN.?
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Review of JOHN DENVER: BACK HOME AGAIN
For folks with a passing interest in John Denver, this program is fine. It's like "John Denver's Greatest Hits" with some information about his life and a few anecdotes thrown in. For folks who know Denver's music and revere his memory, there isn't much new here.