40 years of getting’ high with John Denver

220px-John_Denver_-_RockyMountainHigh — Click the image to get the Wikipedia article on the album…

There are a few folks out there who are about to feel really old. Forty years ago today, back in the groovy era that was the seventies, John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” album was released, which pushed the folk singer into the Top 10 for the first time in his career.

Though he lacks the edge of the artists who are usually celebrated from the time, hipsters should appreciate the flannel shirt and puffy vest and Muppet fans can’t help but hold a special place in their hearts for such a good friend of Kermit.” via 40 years of getting’ high with John Denver – Holy Kaw!.

That means I was 14 years old when this album came out and I played it constantly. I had to go to Spotify and take a trip down John Denver lane. OMG! I may even have to tune my guitar!

http://youtu.be/OwARpaKHx_w

Hmmm. Miss Piggy hasn’t changed a bit. I wonder what her secret is?

:-D

Here’s one of my favorite songs off that album; didn’t get a lot of airplay but…

September 16, 2012 0

Grab a ‘Little Wing’…

I am so loving ‘Little Wing’ this morning. Download Spotify [it’s free and you can thank me later] and treat yourself to a little Stevie Ray…

Bonus tracks…

September 10, 2012 1

Awww…

My new blogging buddy Lexocat gave me a song today — I hope she doesn’t mind if I share it with you…

Actually, I’m quite familiar with this one being the blues fan that I am. I think Clapton did my favorite rendition but BB King covered it well, too. Here are a few others including one by the Jackson 5 with Michael Jackson singing lead…

May 29, 2012 3

Music and emotion through time

Michael Tilson Thomas: Music and emotion through time | Video on TED.com.

This TED talk from Michael Tilson Thomas made me think again about something I think about all the time and that is how the availability of any music on demand makes this a great time to live. Sure, clean air and clean water and an abundant supply of food is great, but music? MUSIC? I can listen to anything I want on my Google Nexus S via Spotify anywhere at any time and that never ceases to amaze me and I am grateful for the wide variety of music that is available to me…

In May of 2005, I was blessed to attend a high mass in the Cologne Cathedral in Cologne, Germany. The sun streaming through the stained glass, the incense, and the music, ah, the music — an all Mozart mass — I tried hard to imagine what an incredible experience that would have been in the 19th century when music was in short supply but with 5,000 songs on my iPod, it was hard to do!

I have very eclectic tastes in music; thanks to services like Pandora, I continue to get exposed to a wide variety of music. Just last night I found ‘Relaxation Radio’ and ‘Calm Meditation Radio’ channels on Pandora — great background music for massage. :-D

Before I sign off to go pick weeds in the garden, here’s another TED talk from one of my favorite musicians, David Byrne…