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The memory of love will bring you home

Today is the 72^nd anniversary of John Denver’s birth. Though he tragically died in a light aircraft accident on October 12, 1997 at the age of  53, he left a legacy, not only in music but in environmental and humanitarian endeavors. (For a remembrance of John Denver by Denver Post Theater Critic, John Moore, go here).

Denver fans will take delight in the following clip featuring a brief interview in 1982 on Pebble Mill at One, followed by his performance of "Perhaps Love," which had just been released on his album, Seasons of the Heart.

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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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John Denver, whose music topped the charts in the 1970s, achieved great popularity, with the songs of optimism that he wrote and performed. Perhaps one of the keys to his success was his crossover appeal. His music began with the folk revival of the 1960's (which also introduced such artists as Peter, Paul & Mary, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Phil Ochs, and Arlo Guthrie, among others). As a singer/songwriter, Denver's music spanned musical genres that included folk, country, and pop. He found popularity among the young and the old. This week I am featuring his song, "Perhaps Love" in three different settings in celebration of what would have been his 72nd birthday on December 31st.

"Perhaps Love" was first recorded on Denver's Seasons of the Heart album (1982). The following recording of the song is a duet by Denver and Lene Siel recorded in 1996, which would have been a year before his untimely death.

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