John Denver’s Rocky Mountain High turns 50

It started as a song about the beauty of the Rockies – and became an anthem for the Mountain West. John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” turns 50 years old in October, an anniversary marking the legacy he left in the state of Colorado and far beyond. Denver, who was born in New Mexico as Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr., had fantasized about living in Colorado long before he wrote songs about it… read more >