The John Denver Band
| The John Denver Band | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Colorado |
| Genres | Folk, Country, Folk rock, Bluegrass |
| Years active | 1969–1997 |
| Labels | RCA, BMG, Windstar, Sony Wonder |
| Past members |
John Denver (deceased) Mike Taylor (deceased) Dick Kniss (deceased) John Martin Sommers John Henry Taffy Nivert Bill Danoff Steve Weisberg (deceased) Eric Weissberg James Burton Renee Armand Glen D. Hardin Jerry Carrigan Jim Horn Pete Huttlinger (deceased) Alan Deremo Chris Nole Connie Reeder Herb Pedersen Hal Blaine Jerry Scheff Emory Gordy Jr. Danny Wheetman Denny Brooks |
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The John Denver Band (a.k.a. The John Denver Experience) was a country-folk band active in the 1960s through the 1990s. Based out of Aspen, Colorado and led by guitarist-singer/songwriter John Denver, the band renditioned some of the most popular folk, country, rock and pop songs of the era.
The band met its demise after the death of Denver in October 1997, [Denver] who had made many changes to the format of the band in its 30 years of activity. Originally a guitar-bass-drums combination at the time of forming in 1969, the band evolved into a more vocal emphasis at their critical peak in the mid to late '70s, to a heavy soft-rock tempo in the 1980s, and to wind instrumentation in the 1990s.
In addition to Denver, other members included legendary fiddler/rhythm guitarist/banjoist/mandolinist/songwriter John Sommers, lead guitarist/resonator guitarist/pedal steel guitarist/songwriter Steve Weisberg, double bassist Dick Kniss, famous Los Angeles-based session drummer/percussionist Hal Blaine, lead guitarist/songwriter Mike Taylor, and Taffy Nivert and Bill Danoff (who were billed as Fat City from 1969 through 1972, and also in the Starland Vocal Band from 1976 to 1980). The original band included Denver, Taylor and Kniss.
The core of the band in 1997 included Pete Huttlinger on guitar, mandolin, banjo, harmonica and backing vocals; Chris Nole on piano, keyboards, and backing vocals; Alan Deremo on bass; and Michito Sanchez on drums and percussion.
It's unknown where and when The John Denver Band was formed, although many music experts have argued the most likely locations; Denver, Boulder or Aspen, Colorado (where later John Denver bands were formed and many recordings were made), Tucson, Flagstaff or Phoenix, Arizona (where Denver had been briefly living), Los Angeles, California (where the band made some of its first recordings), Minneapolis, Minnesota (where Denver's wife Annie was residing), Chicago, Illinois (which has been disregarded as a possibility by most critics despite early writings by members), or the most popular location; New York, New York (where they were signed by RCA in 1969). Today, the band's origins are attributed to Colorado, where both Denver and the majority of members hailed from. Aspen is today the site of all major administration for affairs of the former band.
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