![]() ![]() That kicked off a run of 16 concerts that would position Denver as the first-ever artist to play four consecutive nights at the venue. “On the road and hanging by a song / But the string’s already broken and he doesn’t really care / It keeps changing fast and it don’t last for long.”ĭenver had just debuted at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on June 21, 1972, about four months before “Rocky Mountain High” began climbing the charts, according to the Castle Pines Connection. “When he first came to the mountains his life was far away,” he wrote in the gentle, melodically intoxicating song. He had moved to Colorado three years prior, according to Red Rocks and the Colorado Music Hall of Fame (the latter of which inducted Denver in 2011), and his time living in the fast-changing mountain town of Aspen - now synonymous with glitz and unaffordability - inspired him to see Colorado through itinerant eyes. ![]() 30, 1972, “Rocky Mountain High” became a chart-topping hit in 1973 and a staple of Denver’s live sets. “And not just any lyrics, but world-famous lyrics that span genres and generations.” “Here in Colorado, we’ve always known that our majestic mountains, our bright blue skies, our starlit nights and our forest and streams were the stuff of legends - but John Denver made them the stuff of song lyrics, too,” Polis said in a statement. ![]()
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