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John Denver: Country Roads – Live In England

Watch the encore presentation June 16th at 7:30 pm on WPBS-TV

 

Join one of the best-loved recording artists of the 20th century at a concert filmed in 1986 in the UK. The concert showcases Denver’s fine voice and easygoing manner with fan favorites including “Sunshine On My Shoulders” and “Rocky Mountain High.”

John Denver is one of the most successful and best-loved recording artists of the 20th century. His easygoing manner, fine voice, superb songwriting and dedication to environmental issues all combined to build a huge global fanbase that has continued to grow since his untimely death in a plane crash in 1997. This 1986 concert, from the NEC in Birmingham, is packed with classic John Denver songs all delivered with his characteristic charm and good humor.

Performances in the program include:

  • “Farewell Andromeda”
  • “Take Me Home Country Roads”
  • “Grandma’s Feather Bed”
  • “The Harder They Fall”
  • “Flying For Me”
  • “Sunshine On My Shoulders”
  • “I’d Rather Be A Cowboy”
  • “Fly Away”
  • “Rocky Mountain High”
  • “Annie’s Song”
  • “Calypso”
  • “It’s About Time”
  • “Perhaps Love”