His plane crashed on October 12, 1997, 25 years after his biggest hit was released.
’s folk-rock Top 40 standard released just over fifty years ago, in October 1972: “The Colorado Rocky Mountain high / I’ve seen it rainin’ fire in the sky... Rocky Mountain high, Colorado.”in 2007. Lawmakers passed the resolution even though there was some snickering about the word “high” being a drug reference, as suggested by one of the last lines, “Friends around the campfire and everybody’s high...Rocky Mountain high .
While touring with the group, Denver was introduced to activism by another act on the same college and folk-club circuit, comedian Dick Gregory, who was becoming vocally anti-war and criticizing U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Denver joined the protests and participated in an anti-war demonstration in Washington, D.C. In his autobiography, he credits being in the trio as the catalyst for his political conscience.
That album also included Denver’s first ode to his new home: the song “I Guess He’d Rather Be in Colorado.” By Christmas of 1970, he’d moved to Aspen with his first wife, Annie; it would remain his home base for the rest of his life. Denver released another album in 1971, Aerie, which reflected both his residency in Colorado and his newfound interest in the environment . But the album wasn’t a major hit., cracked the top ten, making it to number four.
“Yes, ‘Rocky Mountain High’ fit the timing of our drive to the Rockies and visually described the move,” recalls my older brother, Gary. He called a good friend back in Virginia and asked if the song was big there, and he said it was. Although we’d already relocated to Colorado when the song was released in October 1972, many people have credited “Rocky Mountain High” with inspiring them to move to Colorado.
He wrote “Gold and Beyond” as the theme song for ABC’s coverage of the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics, and also served as a ski commentator for the games. He hosted a special for Earth Day in 1990,, that focused on Denver’s commitment to environmental issues and was narrated by Peter Coyote. The State of Colorado ordered all flags to be lowered to half-mast when John Denver died. In 2011, he was the very first inductee into the26 years after his death. “Rocky Mountain High” is played outside in Larimer Square and during hip DJ sets in intimate clubs., worked with the singer’s estate to go through his personal effects for exhibits at the Hall, which was originally at the 1STBANK Center and is now at the Trading Post at Red Rocks.
A musical revue of his songs hit the stage in 2006; DVDs of his 1970s specials are hot collectibles today.
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