A tribute to the life of rock 'n' roll legend, John Denver, America's biggest-selling solo star of the 1970s. Usually in pop music, the first requirement for success is a clear identity: one that the record company can work with, the salesmen and record stores can feel comfortable with and the public can pin down. Yet Denver sometimes seemed to be a folkie, sometimes a country artist, sometimes pure pop. However millions of fans latched on to something in his music that had great importance for them. This volume explores ...
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A tribute to the life of rock 'n' roll legend, John Denver, America's biggest-selling solo star of the 1970s. Usually in pop music, the first requirement for success is a clear identity: one that the record company can work with, the salesmen and record stores can feel comfortable with and the public can pin down. Yet Denver sometimes seemed to be a folkie, sometimes a country artist, sometimes pure pop. However millions of fans latched on to something in his music that had great importance for them. This volume explores what his message was, and what it says about society. As well as charting Denver's career and considering the development evidenced by his records, the book examines some of the fascinating contradictions in his life.
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John Collis takes a different perspective on John Denver in his book Mother Nature's Son. It is not a straight biography per se; rather, its chapters are divided by significant events in John's life and the music he wrote about those events. The book is not entirely flattering, but it is much more objective and less harsh than other commentaries written about John and his fans. The most notable theme you will find throughout the book is that Collis, whose other books are about singers with a much harder sound than John's folk music, wasn't impressed so much by John's music and lyrics as he was by John's singing voice. The book isn't that long and could be read through in a couple of evenings.
