Hey folks,

This may be old news to some, but the Mrs. Freightdawg and I just caught this on tv last night. It is called "A Song's Best Friend: John Denver" and was produced in 2004. It is narrated in part, interestingly enough, by a recording of JD himself as he explains a lot of his thoughts about his music. By the tone of his voice I would say the audio tape was quite old, but very interesting to JD lovers.

The special also had a lot of comments from Denver associates: Milt Okun, Lee Holdridge, Pete Huttlinger, John Sommers, and several wonderful memories from Annie Denver. Just to hear Annie talk about John was worth the show itself. There is also a ton of vintage film clips with John - one with John and Johnny Cash singing "Take Me Home Country Roads", several of John at Red Rocks amphitheater in Colorado, a couple from Australia and many of his television specials throughout the years here in the states. There is also one with John, Bill and Taffy Danoff singing "Take Me Home Country Roads". For those of us who have never seen Bill and Taffy that was a real treat - and great singers too. It was fascinating to see John age through the film clips - from the style of his glasses to the change in tone of his voice. As he aged it moved from a very reedy and nasally tone to a very mellow and softer tone.

If you are a JD fan you will want to catch this - I am sure it will be rerun ad nauseum in the future. This show was really good stuff!

Freightdawg