This month will mark the 2nd anniversary of The Music of John Denver show. When I first began at AVR on December 16th 2012, I had no idea where it would take me. The idea came to me some time later and when I asked the station owner about doing a JD show, he loved the idea! It started out as a one hour show one Saturday a month because I didn't have a lot of material yet. As I did more shows, they were starting to catch on and people started listening and telling others about it! Next thing I know, I started getting cover songs from many of the JD tribute artists here in the US, there are many. Then I learned of other tribute artists from around the world and reached out to them for their JD covers. Now, I have just as many foreign artists as I have in the US and because of that, I now host a two hour long show every other Saturday! The idea even caught on in the UK where another JD tribute show airs every so often!
The show has also put me in touch with all of the tribute artists and since I play bass guitar or drums/percussion, I get to play John's music live with many of them! I started a conversation earlier this year regarding John's Starwood home in Aspen which has been on the market for many month now. I think it is the perfect place for Peace gatherings, where world leaders can get together and discuss possible solutions for the problems of the World! John was such a great spokesman for Peace, Hunger and the Environment. He promoted Peace by performing in countries for the first time where a western artists had not gone before. As a matter of fact, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" was the first song to be played by a foreign artist on the radio in China! I will continue to do what I can to promote John Denver's music and all he believed in!