Sometime late in 1972, John Denver became
a big hit in Europe with his very popular song; Take Me
Home, Country Roads. Despite his love for Rock & Roll
and Beatles's music, John Adams taste in music changed instantly
and he became dedicated to John Denver’s music. He
bought all Denver’s available albums and music books
and started to sing “with” John Denver and learned
his guitar style. Loving and following the music, he had
the chance to attend two of John Denver’s concerts
in Amsterdam in 1977.
Until John Denver’s untimely death on
October 12, 1997, John Adams saw most of John Denver’s
concerts in Holland, Germany, Belgium and England. John
was not only inspired and influenced by Denver’s music,
but also by his work as an environmentalist, humanitarian,
his love for children, nature, his commitment to end hunger
in the world and his life-long promotion of peace on the
planet. Following John’s example, Adams became an
Ambassador for Ronald McDonald Children Homes and worked
7 years as a teacher in Elementary and High Schools for
UNICEF, the Children’s Fund of the United Nations,
helping to increase awareness among children about other
children “outside their own world”.
In 1988 John Adams won a national song contest
in Holland with John Denver’s song; Leaving On A Jet
Plane, which opened up the opportunity for him to perform
John Denver’s music in Holland, Germany, Belgium,
England, Switzerland, Austria and even as far as Africa
and Beijing, China.
John Adams had the good fortune of performing
with John Denver on a TV-special and they sang; Whispering
Jesse together. The song had not yet been released in the
States and Denver was amazed that Adams already knew the
song.
John Denver and John Adams met about 13 times
after that, and Adams always felt he was speaking with a
very close family member. Among the many stories they shared
together, the most memorable ones were about life, their
love for acoustic guitars, and their performances in China.
Since John Denver’s passing, John Adams moved to the
United States and has committed himself to keeping Denver's
music alive and will continue John’s musical legacy
as long as he is able to sing and perform it. John Adams,
living in Silverthorne, Colorado, brings you the opportunity
to listen to many of John Denver songs live, like; Sunshine
On My Shoulders, Calypso, Take Me Home, Country Roads, Annie’s
Song, and of course his signature song, Rocky Mountain High.
Join John Adams and his band, for a magical musical journey
through the songs and stories of Rocky Mountain Legend:
JOHN DENVER.

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