Vocal Coach reacts to John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads

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Vocal Coach reacts to reaction to analyses analyzes analysis of breaks down John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
Original Video without interruption: • John Denver - Take Me ...
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Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.known professionally as John Denver, was an American guitarist, singer, composer, actor, humanitarian, and environmentalist. He is known for popularizing acoustic folk music in the 1970s as part of the ongoing singer-songwriter movement of the mid-to-late 20th century. Denver is widely recognized as a cultural icon of the American West.
Take Me Home, Country Roads", also known simply as "Country Roads", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number two on Billboard's US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971
Songwriters: Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, John Denver
Producer: Milt Okun, Susan Ruskin
Performed by John Denver
Date and Location
The Wildlife Concert, New York 1995
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@R._Thornhill 11 ай бұрын

I’m sure nobody cares, but I was at that concert and shook hands with John and he had a very polite conversation with me. He was a great guy.

@beaandjuno 4 ай бұрын

Very lucky and thanks for supporting critters and good music at that concert. I watched it on PBS

@MichaelWolfe1000 4 ай бұрын

nice to know... you just gave us a feel of who he was as a person!

@barryfletcher7136 3 ай бұрын

At least 30 of us cared.

@jdenino6022 3 ай бұрын

My gym teacher used to play his greatest hits album while we did our exercises. He was a big star back in my H.S. days.

@rorytribbet6424 2 ай бұрын

I really hope you weren’t clapping on 1 and 3 like the rest of the audience 😅❤

@totalityofscripture1001 11 ай бұрын

As a native West Virginian who has moved away from my home state I get misty eyed every time I hear this song and every time I go back home to see those mountains. This song hits everyone but for us Mountaineers it hits differently.

@MrSmartAlec 11 ай бұрын

Me too !

@charlessiegle751 11 ай бұрын

It's hard to go back home and just look at the Beautiful Scenery and the small towns

@chasingbirds3073 11 ай бұрын

As a Colorado native i feel the same way about his song Rocky Mountain High. It is my state's anthem.

@scottchapin2323 11 ай бұрын

Just like ROCKEY MOUNTAIN HIGH does for us in Colorado

@tomcollins5112 11 ай бұрын

@@scottchapin2323 These are songs about America's beauty and freedom. They should inspire you to defend both 🙂

@dheller777 11 ай бұрын

John was a friend of mine. I am so glad his music still makes people as happy as it did back in the day. Thx for sharing.

@fredvelez7703 11 ай бұрын

wow! How lucky and Incredible to know an American Legend. so cool. John's music is part of America's DNA.

@rickf4545 11 ай бұрын

My parents played JD on cassette in the car sometimes when we were driving and he was one of the few singers they liked that I also liked a lot. Then I remember seeing him on The Muppet Show when I was not quite a teenager and to this day it was my favorite episode ever. His music just speaks to people. Heck, even my own kid loves him - THAT's the impact he has.

@leslieholland7843 11 ай бұрын

His was the music that my Dad and I used to bond over whenever we would go on road trips. We would sing along for hours. Please know that he changed our lives!

@rdhudon7469 10 ай бұрын

I have loved him since I was a child and his music was new . I was crushed when he died .

@mactek6033 10 ай бұрын

As a kid, our family roadtrips to New Mexico, Colorado, etc always featured John Denver on the 8-track. Such good memories.

@deadlyredly1 10 ай бұрын

Hands down one of the greatest songs ever recorded

@willswalkingwest7267 11 ай бұрын

You were talking about him as if he were still with us. Sadly he crashed his experimental plane and passed in 1997. But I suppose he IS still with us, his music is and I listen to it all the time, not a week goes by that I don't listen to one or two or more of his songs. He was a gem of a musician/singer. RIP, John Denver.

@leekestner1554 11 ай бұрын

I remember tearing up when I heard he had died. His voice was such a comfort. I always thought that Steve Irwin reminded me of him. He could have been a brother and he had the same generous nature. It was a shock when Steve died early too.

@scottchapin2323 11 ай бұрын

Thought the same thing

@dulinjayma 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! I was wondering why she was talking about him as if he were still alive

@martyb2187 11 ай бұрын

Yes I was also thinking the same thing, with Beth talking about John in the present tense. He was so incredibly gifted, and had such a wonderful rich voice. I grew up with his music and even sat on my mother’s lap (mostly slept in her arms) at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in 1977 when John Denver came to Melbourne. I obviously don’t remember anything from that show but explains why I still feel so connected to his music.

@willswalkingwest7267 11 ай бұрын

@@leekestner1554 Yeah, he and Steve would have been mates. Australia LOVED John Denver and many of his closest friends were Australian.

@itzel1735 11 ай бұрын

Great song. Sad we lost John in 1997, way too soon. I love the Home Free acappella cover too.

@henryhbk 11 ай бұрын

I was lucky enough to meet him the 1980s when I worked at Post cereals. He was as nice in person as his image projected. Just a lovely person, and this song is magical

@abelis644 9 ай бұрын

Lucky you! John's kindness is palpable through his music, he seemed to have been a great person! 👋🇨🇦

@RaysDad 11 ай бұрын

His simple, straightforward face and unassuming manner fit his voice.

@winky32174 11 ай бұрын

Despite the fact that I am a musician, classical and jazz, this song just hits home. How can you not love it?

@peterkelley4346 11 ай бұрын

"Boy you know it Winky" John got me started playing guitar close to 45 years ago finger picking came easy playing his music was and is fun. I play about 30 to 35 of johns songs..Playing his song "This old Guitar" i can relate with being a guitarist !!! I play my guitar every day many times a day! Keep playing Winky

@firedoc5 11 ай бұрын

John Denver, one of the greatest of the GOATs of all-time. His "Rocky Mountain High" was my first favorite song. Had his greatest hits album on both vinyl and tape of which both were eventually worn out. Love how your face just lit up as soon as the video started.

@stephenlougy4003 11 ай бұрын

My dad plays the guitar and this is one of the first songs he taught me and my sister to sing. It was more than 40 years ago. Great memories.

@redbirdjazzz 11 ай бұрын

His singing is even more impressive in "Rocky Mountain High" and "Wild Montana Skies" from the same concert

@MrSmartAlec 11 ай бұрын

Only 2 songs can choke me up every time I hear them and this is no. 1. Born and raised in WV now living in midwest. I've stop being surprised at the number of different venues where I've heard this song. One of the most unexpected was at an upscale Japanese steakhouse. A young Japanese girl sat down at a grand piano in the lounge where we were waiting for our table and began to play. My mom was the first to notice. "She's playing country roads". Left that young musician a nice tip. 🥰🥰🥰

@Slick-ng5kf 11 ай бұрын

WVian here too…cab driver in Bahamas asked where we were from and told him … he immediately broke into the song. Heard it in different countries, in random bars across the US. Nothing like 62K singing it in unison after a WVU football win. He was a great musician for sure.

@rosshageman951 11 ай бұрын

On a cruise to Iceland and the British Isles, we heard this song in many venues. From a street performer to karaoke to whenever we wore a WVU or Marshall shirt. Country Roads might not be the most popular song, but it is one of the most widely known.

@nrsvlda70 11 ай бұрын

Had the joy of seeing him in concert in the mid-80s.. he was such an amazing performer and singer; you felt like he was singing just to you! Such a loss to the world when he died in the late 90s… doing what he loved most.. flying. Thanks for your thoughtful, and enthusiastic reaction!!

@kazz3956 11 ай бұрын

Hi Beth, from Australia. I'm a 70's kid, and learnt this song in music class at Primary school. I've always loved it, but does conjure up sad feelings of being homesick. It is a beautiful song by a great man. RIP John Denver. May his songs play on forever. 🕊

@carolmartin4413 11 ай бұрын

We learned in guitar class...basic chords for a pretty group song. USA

@stephanledford9792 11 ай бұрын

There is a KZfaq video out there where the NFL is playing a game in (I think) Germany, and they are playing this song over the PA system. When they get to the chorus, the entire stadium sings along, in fairly good English, showing that this song has connected with a lot of people who might not be able to find West Virginia on the map.

@JamesJoyce12 11 ай бұрын

Everyone has a home and everyone know what it is like to come home after a long absence - the genius of John was capturing that feeling in a song.

@losha4324 11 ай бұрын

I usually listen to his songs from his early days...which I love!...but when I finally listened to this later Wildlife concert, I was amazed at how much his voice had matured...his voice was a bit deeper, and even warmer, but wow did he show off his vibrato! It was beautiful! Thank you for explaining the details of how he softened some of his phrasing by how he articulated his vowels...that was awesome to learn! Blessings upon you all! ❤❤❤

@bloodsling 11 ай бұрын

I've always loved John Denver's voice,satiny smooth and his vibrato is perfection. One of my first introductions to music was John Denver,my folks had a record of his,name eludes me,but I played the bejeebus out of it. "Grandma's Feather Bed" lolol,that was my jam when I was 6-7 yrs old.

@jkp41978 11 ай бұрын

As someone born and raised in West Virginia this song always hits different.

@stevegibson1147 11 ай бұрын

Clopper road actually ends in a hard left onto White Ground Road in Boyds, MD about 5 houses from where I lived in the late 70's, and my father and step-mother just passed a couple of years ago and are now buried across the street. I drove that road many time over the years and saw it go thru many changes, but it's still a quiet little road that ends in a quiet little town. I always loved this song (as well as everything else John Denver did).

@greendruid33 11 ай бұрын

Crushed when I heard that he crashed his plane. I grew up hearing John Denver's albums regularly around the house. So glad to see though that his intentions and spirit can be so clearly felt through his music.

@bonniebob2802 11 ай бұрын

Growing up during the grunge era I didn’t listen to his music but I’ve grown to appreciate it much more. He was a very talented musician.

@user-lc5xp5xd2i 11 ай бұрын

Not only a great voice, he was a superb musician as well.

@jeffmorse645 8 ай бұрын

I think what resonates with this song for many people is that longing for home and family regardless where you're from. Not so much about West Virginia, but home (wherever that is). Whenever I hear it I think of my childhood home in a farm town in Central California. Gets me a bit teary eyed every time.

@Smannellites 11 ай бұрын

Great review, Beth. John Denver was one of my favourite singers and he is sadly missed.

@charlessiegle751 11 ай бұрын

I'm originally from West Virginia I love this song It brings me to tears

@owlbuquerqueturkey 11 ай бұрын

This entire concert is excellent! If you grew up in the US in the 70's and 80's, you'd be able to sing along with almost every song.

@patcurrie9888 11 ай бұрын

I own the blu ray of it, awesome!

@jondhuse1549 11 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful voice...

@loadedorygun 11 ай бұрын

You’re the expert on vocals not me, but I struggle to think of a voice that is as pure and strong as his without being heavily trained as a vocalist. He’s a songwriter and a guitarist, the singing was just a gift I feel like. His pitch stability and control really impress me. There are some really awesome vocalists in popular music who aren’t necessarily pure singers; he’s one of those who’s just a top notch singer.

@annehooks6940 11 ай бұрын

Really love all the wonderful bits of information that you impart on your reactions. They are so so very interesting and enlightening 👍🏻👍🏻🥰! However, I wasn’t sure if you knew that John Denver died some time ago when his plane crashed. Thank you again for a very enjoyable reaction ❤️! Take care.

@kermitcook8498 11 ай бұрын

Thanks, Beth. The first John Denver song I can remember was "leaving on a jet plane," sung by Peter, Paul, and Mary. Annie's song, for his wife and Calypso for Jacques Cousteau, are in my top three. Hearing 60,000 fans sing country roads is amazing. I was saddened when John died in his experimental plane. I guess he'd given us all he was supposed to. It doesn't make his departure any less painful.

@garanceadrosehn9691 11 ай бұрын

This was my father's favorite song, although he had no idea about who made it famous. And the first album I ever bought was _"John Denver's Greatest Hits"._ My father saw the cover and expected some hard rock artist, and I said "No, really, I think you'll like this!". So he stayed around long enough to listen, even though he was clearly pre-annoyed at it. And then I started the album where this is the first song I played. I smiled at him, as he realized it was actually his favorite song. He never admited it, but there were times when I wasn't around and he'd pull out this album and play it. It's probably the only album I ever bought that he's play when he was the only person at home.

@lonolson1328 11 ай бұрын

It’s definitely one of those songs that makes you want to sing along with no matter where you are from. I travel through West Virginia every spring and fall and the scenery is always beautiful.

@thomasheininger2243 6 ай бұрын

I am sure, Millions and Millions of People, in this World, can sing this Song, Note for Note ❤❤

@larryh.4629 11 ай бұрын

I was fortunate enuff to have seen John way back in71 he did this song at the show great showman too involving the audience. As an entertainer should. Gone but not forgotten .

@PhilliptBates 11 ай бұрын

I grew up listening to John Denver and just love his music. He's such an incredible songwriter, singer, guitar player and performer. I love "The Eagle and the Hawk" and "Rocky Mountain High".

@tom7471 11 ай бұрын

Wonderful reaction! John Denver was great. Gone too soon!

@Mclint9171 11 ай бұрын

You’d love his song Calypso. Amazing vocal range in that song. Another good one of his is Wild Montana Skies

@vanessabryan786 11 ай бұрын

Grew up with this song and Jacque Coustaues Aquatic adventures … he also lost his one son when the Catalina flyingboat he was flying crashed on landing .

@Robert_Herring 11 ай бұрын

One of my favorite voices. Just effortless clarity.

@kentandersonrocks 11 ай бұрын

The most hand-dancing I've seen from you in a long time! It's an infectious song!

@themidsouthcyclist8880 11 ай бұрын

West Virginia is the only state this side (east) of the Mississippi I've never been to, but the fact that people know this song, sing it, and love it, somehow makes me happy. Thank you, Beth, and thank you John Denver, and thanks to the Muppets who introduced 10-year-p-old me to John.

@janetbrowntlc 11 ай бұрын

This is my favorite by John Denver. I have family in West Virginia but I feel at some level everyone can relate to this song, whether it be West Virginia or somewhere in Scotland. Thanks for the review. You had me singing and moving with you. John Denver will forever be a legend due in part to this song. Take me home.. country road .

@marasmusine 5 ай бұрын

This song makes me feel incredible homesickness and nostalgia! Although I've lived most of my life in South Yorkshire, my parents were from Shipley and Baildon and this song makes me feel a longing for the valleys and hills of the Pennines (my "mountain mama").

@jdenino6022 3 ай бұрын

I always liked John Denver, he had a television variety show in the 1970s. Great artist he was.

@bob5074 11 ай бұрын

I grew up in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Clopper road in that day, was a country two lane road. I had heard it was Route 28 that leads to Darnestown and ultimately, the Potomac River. Anyway, he singing about the Shenandoah Valley. This area of western Maryland and southern West Virginia is literally heaven on earth.

@dathorndike4908 5 ай бұрын

This is from the Wildlife Concert he did only two years before his death in 1997. He was in his 40's here but his voice was still as strong and perfect as ever.

@foobar6194 4 ай бұрын

I don't agree. I think his voice was a lot smoother and more pleasant when he was younger, a lot like Roy Rogers.

@wmorgan9331 5 ай бұрын

After living in West Virginia for 25 years you really start to understand what a "good Samaritan" really is. A wonderful mix of magnificent woodland and hills, craziness, conviction and real humanity.🦆

@zengirl7510 7 ай бұрын

I'm from Golden, Colorado and the only person I like as much as you is Sohyang. Thank you for the company. I appreciate it so much.

@jackeagles1637 11 ай бұрын

Wow - over many years I have listened to these fine songs from the US. Over the years on many visits to the USA, my wife and I travelled all over the place we had heard on the songs. We travelled over Tennessee and the Great Smokey Mountains after hearing Dolly Parton sing about her Tennessee Mountain Home, we sang Doris Day's The black hills of Dakota as we we drove across that state. Then off course we had to travel along the Blue Ridge Parkway, through the mountains of West Virginia and over the Shendoah River. I also had the pleasure of seeing two John Denver concerts while on his tours of Australia

@AndICanTalk2 11 ай бұрын

I would love to see you react to his Thank God, I'm A Country Boy. Great reaction. I think it would be interesting to hear you talk about that kind of simple song, that really makes the audience want to join.

@dailyprognosisnick 11 ай бұрын

Listen to Poems and Prayers and Promises from this concert. So moving given he died so young

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@samuelmregister 11 ай бұрын

So true- while recently travelling in Ireland, this was the song I heard played and sung by the locals. Quite a phenomenon.

@xScooterAZx 9 ай бұрын

Thiss always breaks my heart. So bittersweet for me. John,you are so very missed and still loved deeply. Always will be.

@kengaroo67 11 ай бұрын

I used to be a substitute teacher in Mineral County, West Virginia. At one elementary school the teacher had the kids sing this every morning with the Pledge of Allegiance and either America the Beautiful or My Country Tis Of Thee. The kids thought they were funny because when they sang "Older than the trees" they'd point at me. Every time I subbed there.

@mitchfleming274 10 ай бұрын

I begrudgingly went to a John Denver show with my sister...it was one of the best concerts I have been to.

@npageejay 11 ай бұрын

You can’t not like it really! Another insightful reaction- thank you Beth!

@tommack9395 5 ай бұрын

He was born Henry John Deutschendor Jr. His father was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force. His first guitar was a 1910 Gibson arch-top which belonged to his grandmother.

@markoconnor995 11 ай бұрын

Yes, Denver's music brings back memories. Annies Song is my favorite

@ycdiRocky 8 ай бұрын

Love all the "facts" that you tell about the artists, this is really interesting AND fun to watch.

@izzonj 11 ай бұрын

It is pretty remarkable that John Denver wrote and performed songs that have become the state songs of both West Virginia and Colorado.

@SecondsOfAnOrdinaryLife 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for telling the Maryland connection, most people don't know that part! We're proud that our backroads (I drove Clopper to school back in the day and it was indeed a country road 40 years ago!) played a part in this iconic song. West Virginia is our neighbor state, where we share the stunning Blue Ridge mountains, where the Shenandoah river is just over the border, and our country roads flow into each other, it's idyllic.

@BethRoars 8 ай бұрын

Sounds beautiful!

@petecogan1 11 ай бұрын

Until John’s passing his piano player was Chris Nole from southern New Jersey. We played in the same band together starting out in the 70s. RIP John

@JeffGeorge666 11 ай бұрын

For anyone that left their rural home many, many years ago this song is, indeed, a banger, especially when those in that rural area are all gone now.

@johnway2699 11 ай бұрын

Clopper Road still goes well out into the countryside, where it is still one lane each direction. I drove on much of it on July 9 on the way to my 5K race that morning, appropriately called the Country Road 5K!

@johnway2699 11 ай бұрын

This song also has great personal meaning for me since my childhood best friend, Theresa, taught it to me. Her family had moved from West Virginia, and later moved back. I learned years later that she had died of a brain tumor. I never got to tell her how much I miss her.

@cccraig8734 6 ай бұрын

I didn’t realize what a great man and Musial he was till I saw. Him the wang center in Boston one of the most amazing people I’ve ever saw in my life !!! no joke

@marcelouneb-1459 11 ай бұрын

Perfect song

@aubrygarrison4435 11 ай бұрын

Being from West by God Virginia I can tell you this song makes me miss home everytime I hear it , headed down there in October, can't wait.

@mikeconway9849 11 ай бұрын

Great reaction Beth! When John was popular, my musical tastes were changing so i did not listen to his music a lot. Now that I am older, i can really appeciate how talented he was as a singer. He was gone too soon.

@caroldudgeon50s 11 ай бұрын

This song always makes me happy and miss the farm I grew up on as well. He was SUCH a great singer and his live performances are fun to watch, a joy to listen to him sing. Taken too soon, doing a thing he loved. I grew up in the 70s here in Australia, listening to my mother's records of him.. and I still have those, couldn't part with them. ☺

@jonimaricruz1692 11 ай бұрын

My gosh, he was just a baby back then.🥲 So sad he’s gone as well as so many others, they must have a helluva band way up there in the clouds. Thanks, Beth, I love your chair-dancing, too.🫶

@dusty4835 11 ай бұрын

Actually, I believe this concert was in 1995, only a couple years before he died, whereas the song was released a quarter century previous.

@billyinabox2278 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I love your insights. I learn so much and appreciate what I listen to now so much more.

@wattheheck6010 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the years of music, John Denver. RIP

@t0dd000 11 ай бұрын

This song is so special. A great memory: South Korea, close to the border, a year away from families while we served. … A bar full of US Army soldier and this song comes on. We linked arm-in-arm and belted out this song. Not a dry eye in the bar. True story.

@dulinjayma 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service. My stepdad was a gunner in Vietnam

@scottlambert3337 4 ай бұрын

I use to live off Clopper road in Gaithersburg Maryland. It’s only a four lane for about two miles and then back to a single lane leading out to the farm lands and hills.

@lawrenceflater3300 2 ай бұрын

"banger" is exactly the word I was thinking before the song even started.

@patm5594 11 ай бұрын

One of the best songs ever written

@mikebunner3498 4 ай бұрын

I was born and raised in the great state of West Virginia. This song is a great PR for the Mountain State. We are becoming a play ground for the eastern portion of the nation and the world. We have the best white water in the east. We have some decent skiing both down hill & cross country.. AND miles of mountain biking trails. Several of the old railroads have been converted to bike trails. Our highways are much better than they use to be. Come see us. We have several festivals year round.

@TennesseeMelanie 10 ай бұрын

I miss that man so much...this brings back so many wonderful memories

@wmorgan9331 5 ай бұрын

There's a wonderful Japanese movie, "Whispers of the Heart" that's about a young girl who meets with a group of school friends and writes their own verses for this song that they love so much.

@humpy936 11 ай бұрын

I have been to West Virginia, and it truly is a beautiful place.😊

@michaelcorley3622 11 ай бұрын

I was born, raised and work for a television station in West Virginia. Part of my job is to cover West Virginia University athletics. After every victory, the team and entire crowd sings Country Roads. Pretty impressive hearing 60,000 people sing at once.

@ChadAdkins-hx5zz 6 ай бұрын

I'am from West Virgina livid here my whole life and everyone knows this song.

@mariorojas8342 11 ай бұрын

I enjoyed, can't wait to see you in the next one.

@pennysteam 11 ай бұрын

I used to sing this song to my first dog, Penny, when we was on a country walk.

@dillonsronce2583 11 ай бұрын

I always thought it was funny I used to hang out at what is a metal club where a lot of small underground metal bands play live shows, I would always pick this song to play on the jukebox, yet metal heads all around the bar loved this song and would start singing it together.

@uncnorseman2670 11 ай бұрын

I used to love singing this on my Harley going to Wisconsin when passing through WV! Such a great memory.

@dtyodeller 11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately John is no longer with us as he died in a plane crash back in 1997.

@jennywren7822 11 ай бұрын

John did partly write this song, and of course sing and play it. He hadn't got a flying license when he went into the sea, due to his 2 DWI's and was still drinking, it was revoked, he shouldn't have been flying at all. With everything he should have done and refused on that flight, suicide was discussed, he'd had a terrible ten years, after being the most successful singer songwriter, actor and presenter in the world. A tragedy that shouldn't have happened. Rest in peace Mr Deutchendorf, you'll always be the best ❤

@Daehawk 11 ай бұрын

Was my favorite song as a child. Had the 45 of it.

@joeldunsmore5159 11 ай бұрын

John Denver was my first concert in 1977 i was 7 at McNichols arena in Denver Colo, My parents made me go I dont remember much about it other than it being dark and not able to see muchas i was too small I couldnt even see the stage LOL!!!😄😄👍👍

@vaughnnewman8903 11 ай бұрын

I really don't get into Country but this song is one of the greats; it almost has a little meloncholy feel to it that makes it more powerful.

@christophermckinney3924 11 ай бұрын

If you ever go to West Virgina, this song just fits. I grew up in Tennessee which isn't far or that different. It's mountains, trees, curvy roads, and families and clans living in the hollows (hollers).

@teddtarr 11 ай бұрын

For a number of years, this was the only"westernized" ( non-Chinese ) song allowed to be aired in mainland China. How that came to be, & how J.D. found out about it makes for an interesting story...

@peterdoe2617 11 ай бұрын

Once had a penpal friend from West Virginia. When I started to learn about the US. The poorest state of the US. It was all about coal mining. And that went down. She had given bith to a handicaped son at the age of 20. Had to take care. Never found a job. Was desperate: "who will ever hire me? With no experience at all?" She is such a beautiful soul! John Henry Deutschendorf. When faced with divorde, where he had to split all his wealth with his wife: he took a chainsaw and cut it all in half. Interessting personality.

@mikehawk7307 Ай бұрын

I remember watching him on Hee Haw. And also saw him on The Muppet Show. Ok I am saying my age. But his music never gets old.

@willfromyadkinville 11 ай бұрын

being from the backwoods of North Carolina! ( and i do mean backwoods!) this song fit so well with our lifestyle! simple countrymen!

@bobb9541 11 ай бұрын

I don't think it's been mentioned but Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert were in a band in the mid 70's named Starland Vocal Band. One of their hits was the song Afternoon Delight. You might give them a listen.

@dulinjayma 11 ай бұрын

OMG now you really took me back to my childhood. I forgot all about Afternoon Delight! I went and listened to it as soon as I read this! Thank you😊