The grandmother often sang John Denver's "Sunshine On My Shoulders" because it reminded her of life's tiny pleasures. Drema Ellen Slack, 85: John Denver's 'Sunshine On My Shoulders' More than 600,000 ...

Proof of Denver’s charm, “Sunshine on My Shoulders” reached the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1974. Denver collaborated with songwriters Dick Kniss and Mike Taylor for the ...

The lyrics of late pop singer/songwriter Denver live on in this hokey picture-book interpretation of one of his biggest hits, the first of a planned series inspired by his songs. In a biographical ...

John Denver was known for his heartfelt country-folk ballads, but one of his most famous songs failed twice before a 1973 tearjerker film turned it into a smash hit. According to American Songwriter, ...

More than 600,000 people have died in the U.S. from COVID-19 since the pandemic hit this country and the world just over a year ago. NPR is remembering some of those who lost their lives by listening ...

Pop music can contain hidden depths. Some of the biggest, cheesiest songs of the early '70s sound like luxe commercial jingles, but they're about death, or depression, or at the very least morning sex ...