Folk singer John Denver is shown in a undated file photo. One of those destinations every year was Aspen, John Denver’s home. My dad was a professor who attended a two-week conference there each ...

In songs as diverse as “Rocky Mountain High,” “Calypso” and “Grandma’s Feather Bed,” Denver not only tells the listener what he’s feeling, he takes them to that place with him.

John Denver was a renaissance man. He loved music, he loved adventure, he loved flying, and he loved, protected, and supported the environment. Frankly, this comes as no surprise given that most ...

After Denver’s death in a plane crash Oct. 12, 1997, CBS made a TV movie: “Take Me Home, the John Denver Story.” Curry had an off-camera role singing as the voice of John Denver, which led ...