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  • John Denver Bust Goes Missing After Metal Concert

    After years of silence, John Denver’s name was in the news twice this week. Of course, Denver himself died in 1997 when he crashed his experimental aircraft. But he grabbed headlines briefly earlier in the week when a star in honor of the singer was unveiled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

    Then came the Saints and Sinners Halloween Ball concert Tuesday night at the FirstBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The Colorado Music Hall of Fame used be be headquartered at the FirstBank Center, and there is still a display of material there, including a bust of John Denver.

    Well, until Tuesday night, that is. A concertgoer alerted police that the John Denver bust was missing. People attending concerts at the center often pose for pictures with the bust or pat it on the head as they walk by. But someone pried the bust off its stand and made off with it.

    KBPI-FM, the station that held the Halloween Ball that night are asking that the person who took the bust return it undamaged, no questions asked. The bust was donated by Denver’s family in 2011 when he was the first artist inducted into the then-new Music Hall of Fame.

    The Halloween Ball concert featured Five Finger Death Punch, HellYeah, Texas Hippie Coalition and Lola Black. Somewhere out there, a heavy metal fan in Colorado is joking with his buddies about getting “Rocky Mountain High” with John Denver while listening to “Wrong Side of Heaven” on repeat.

    Or maybe it was this chick.

  • John Denver: the Late ‘Rocky Mountain High’ Singer Receives Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

    John Denver, the singer who brought the world songs like Rocky Mountain High, received a star posthumously Friday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

    The Sunshine on My Shoulders singer received the walk’s 2,531st star 17 years after his death.

    “We are proud to honor one of America’s singing icons who has been missed for many years. Luckily for us we have his amazing music to remember him by,” said Hollywood Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Leron Gubler.

    Denver’s son, Zak Deutschendorf, and daughter, Jesse Belle Denver, attended the unveiling.

    Denver rose to fame in the 1970s with a series of Colorado-inspired songs that included Thank God I’m a Country Boy and Annie’s Song.

    He died in a 1997 plane crash at the age of 53.

    Friday’s unveiling came in conjunction with the opening of a Hollywood exhibition of photos called Sweet Sweet Life: The Photographic Works of John Denver, which will be on display at Hollywood’s Substrate Gallery through November.

    “Throughout his lifetime, Denver captured thousands of images as he traveled across the globe, spreading his message of peace, love, and conservation. Through his mastery of composition, lighting, and the decisive moment, Denver became an accomplished photographer,” said the singer’s website, JohnDenver.com.

    The ceremony also comes as RCA/Legacy Recordings prepares to release a new box set of Denver’s work called All of My Memories: The John Denver Collection, which includes 90 songs that span his entire career. The four-disc set will be in stores on Nov. 4.

  • John Denver Awarded Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

    John Denver of ‘Sunshine on My Shoulders’ and ‘Country Roads‘ fame was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday. The country/folk singer died 17 years ago in a plane crash. He was piloting his experimental, amateur-built Rutan Long-EZ.

    Zak Deutschendorf and Jesse Belle Denver, John Denver’s son and daughter, attended the unveiling of their father’s star. It became the walk’s 2,531st star.

    Other popular John Denver songs included ‘Rocky Mountain High,’ ‘Thank God I’m A Country Boy,’ and ‘Annie’s Song.’ Friday’s unveiling of Denver’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame coincided with the opening of a new exhibit in Hollywood called ‘Sweet Sweet Life: The Photographic Works of John Denver.’ The exhibit will appear for the next month at Hollywood’s Substrate Gallery.

    John Denver was just 53 years old when he died back in 1997. His music and his children are his legacy. How wonderful that both are still honoring him to this very day.

    In other interesting John Denver news, Barry Manilow–in conjunction with Amazon Music–just released a new recording of his duet with the late singer. Fans can hear both singers perform their rendition of ‘Sunshine On My Shoulders.’ The song is featured on Barry Manilow’s new album, ‘My Dream Duets.’

    Were you a John Denver fan? If so, you are no doubt thrilled that in addition to his music, his memory is reignited through not only his duet with Barry Manilow, but also with the huge honor of receiving a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.