John Denver To Become First Inductee Into Colorado Music Hall of Fame

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Olivia Newton-John is set to host a benefit concert celebrating the late John Denver as he becomes the first inductee of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame on April 21.

Newton-John, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Lee Ann Womack and John Oates are among those scheduled to perform at the concert, which will be held in the Denver suburb of Broomfield.

Composer Lee Holdridge will lead the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra in a tribute performance, and some of Denver's hits will be performed by collaborators Bill Danoff, who co-wrote "Take Me Home, Country Roads," and John Sommers, who wrote "Thank God I'm A Country Boy."

Some proceeds from the concert will benefit the Cousteau Society, the Windstar Foundation and the University of Colorado's music school.

Comments

[redsquirell]

08:48 PM on 03/08/2011

as opposed too...? Bless John Denver forever... he sang and played from the heart...I will listen to his music until I die.

[CO Redhawk]

07:45 PM on 02/17/2011

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPOvcSlnLyg
Guess he'd rather be in Colorado (audio is not that great)

[redsquirell]

08:50 PM on 03/08/2011

great post. I have missed John and will miss him forever....

[Ami Munro]

06:16 PM on 02/17/2011

I absolutely love this mans music. He died just way too young.

[Denverhead]

01:08 PM on 02/17/2011

JD is also how I got my tagname- the Grateful Dead have their Deadheads- my John has his Denverhead ;^}

[Denverhead]

01:05 PM on 02/17/2011

It's about time. Seriously, how many of us came here after the vision of Colorado John
painted for us?

I decided at age 13, in California, that my mentor was singing to me of 'coming home to a place I'd never been before.'

He was right, and I have him to thank for the last 27 years of my own Rocky Mountain High.

This is a fitting tribute.

[CO Redhawk]

07:41 PM on 02/17/2011

and I thought I was the only one. thank you for posting first, so I didn't fill like an odd-ball. It seems a little odd to be moved that much by a song or a person's music, but it's true.

I came on a vacation to Colorado, and was playing John Denver's music...and it all fit.

[onwisconsin]

07:13 PM on 02/16/2011

The absolute perfect choice.

I miss him.

[Aldyth]

09:00 AM on 02/16/2011

It's been almost fifteen years and I still miss him. I had the opportunity to go to a couple of his concerts and it was always special.

[Laura Hopkins 1]

03:48 PM on 02/16/2011

I feel the same way - I grew up on John Denver music, saw him in concert a few times, and still love him today! I remember playing hookey from work so I could sit in my car and listen to the memorial service on the radio. Now I have my kids, who are 4, 5 and 6, singing along with him too!

[onwisconsin]

07:12 PM on 02/16/2011

Me too. For a while after his death I couldn't even listen to his music because it made me cry. I've never felt that with any other singer or entertainer. His simple music reached me in a way no other person's ever has.

I was a classically trained musician and I used to get made fun of by others for liking his music but it resonated with me. Sometimes you can love simple and incredibly complex too.

[Aroon]

06:53 PM on 02/15/2011

absolutely delightful news!!

[aquarius2]

06:04 PM on 02/15/2011

Why do we need a Colorado Music Hall of Fame? The state budget is slim and getting slimmer but yet there always seems to be money for some non-essential pet project. Is this going to be an actual building?

[farrahpostmortem]

05:56 PM on 02/16/2011

Good question - you should research it. It may turn out to be a good revenue producer for the state. I've been to the Nashville Music Hall of Fame and that place is laughing all the way to the bank I would suspect.

[CO Redhawk]

07:42 PM on 02/17/2011

I would assume eventually. Oklahoma, who had a music hall of fame took about 20 years before they actually had a building.

[MilesToGo]

04:46 PM on 02/15/2011

Colorado can claim many great musicians for future induction. I'll look for Earth, Wind & Fire for the new Colorado Music Hall of Fame.

[Citydancer]

03:59 PM on 02/15/2011

Perfect choice. I'm listening to a John Denver CD right now. Rocky Mountain Hig-hhhhhhhhhh, Colorado.

[No Longer Amused 25]

03:30 PM on 02/15/2011

FAR OUT!

[jimme]

03:01 PM on 02/15/2011

Fittingly.