While music critics often dismissed John Denver's recordings, his fans loved his music. His legacy was defended by country singer Kathy Mattea who said, "A lot of people write him off as lightweight,but he articulated a kind of optimism, and he brought acoustic music to the forefront, bridging folk, pop, and country in a fresh way…. People forget how huge he was worldwide." Read more at http://www.notablebiographies.com/supp/Supplement-Ca-Fi/Denver-John.html#ixzz3slzhrBzY
Placido Domingo apparently did not consider Denver a "lightweight." He has performed "Perhaps Love" on a number of occasions. Here he is singing the song in a beautiful duet with John Denver, recorded in 1981 and placed now with this video of some stunning photos from the life journey.
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