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MrsBrady

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1. I saw Peter Paul and Mary sing live

Reply to oregonjen (Original post)

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 07:32 PM

Oct 2012

I think it was 1999 or 2000...

They included Leaving on a Jet Plane in their set that night...

anyway....they talked about John Denver and how much they missed him.

They had everyone...and I mean, everyone in tears after singing that.

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John Denver died 15 years ago today [View all] oregonjen Oct 2012 OP

I saw Peter Paul and Mary sing live MrsBrady Oct 2012 #1

On the plus side, flying an ultralight was one of his favorite activities. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #2

Which made this song very prophetic oregonjen Oct 2012 #3

Yeah. Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. had an amazing ability to capture feelings in a song. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #5

Sadly, I only got turned on to John Denver after he died EvolveOrConvolve Oct 2012 #4

My favorite John Denver song... Tom_Foolery Oct 2012 #6

This is from the first album I bought, "Windsong" oregonjen Oct 2012 #8

That line just jumps right out at you, doesn't it? n/t Tom_Foolery Oct 2012 #9

Love that one! Phentex Oct 2012 #13

Agreed. Lex Oct 2012 #7

Yes El Supremo Oct 2012 #10

Great singer, great songwriter, great guitarist. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #11

The Bells of Rhymney is one of my favorites oregonjen Oct 2012 #12

Thank God I'm a Country Boy cleveramerican Oct 2012 #14