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Auburn Annie · 06-29-2003, 11:58 AM

quote:Originally posted by Borderstone:
As for John Denver,yes he's a folk singer and songwriter! He wrote<"Leaving On A Jet Plane for P.P.& M. and I don't thik he was ever more folksy than when he did,"Thank God,I'm A Country Boy" or "Sunshine On My Shoulders.".... (I may never understand his helping The Starland Vocal Band though.

I can help you there, Borderstone. Starland Vocal Band (their one-hit wonder song was "Afternoon Delight" for those of you of a certain, um, vintage) opened for John Denver on his 1975 tour. And for good reason: Bill Danoff and then-wife Taffy Nivert, SVB members, cowrote "Take Me Home, Country Roads" with John, a HUGE hit for him. Danoff also wrote another Denver song, "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" and the SVB group were signed to Denver's Windsong Records. SVB never went anywhere but Danoff continued writing songs and John's career took off a second time after an early stall post Peter/Paul/Mary recording of his "Leaving on a Jet Plane" (originally titled "Babe, I Hate to Go", and if you can find one of the 250 or so copies of that, you've got a rarity.)

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06-29-2003, 11:58 AM	#101
Auburn Annie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 3,101	quote:Originally posted by Borderstone: As for John Denver,yes he's a folk singer and songwriter! He wrote<"Leaving On A Jet Plane for P.P.& M. and I don't thik he was ever more folksy than when he did,"Thank God,I'm A Country Boy" or "Sunshine On My Shoulders.".... (I may never understand his helping The Starland Vocal Band though. I can help you there, Borderstone. Starland Vocal Band (their one-hit wonder song was "Afternoon Delight" for those of you of a certain, um, vintage) opened for John Denver on his 1975 tour. And for good reason: Bill Danoff and then-wife Taffy Nivert, SVB members, cowrote "Take Me Home, Country Roads" with John, a HUGE hit for him. Danoff also wrote another Denver song, "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" and the SVB group were signed to Denver's Windsong Records. SVB never went anywhere but Danoff continued writing songs and John's career took off a second time after an early stall post Peter/Paul/Mary recording of his "Leaving on a Jet Plane" (originally titled "Babe, I Hate to Go", and if you can find one of the 250 or so copies of that, you've got a rarity.) [This message has been edited by Auburn Annie (edited June 29, 2003).] [This message has been edited by Auburn Annie (edited June 29, 2003).]