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re: John Denver vs. Emmylou Harris
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:43 am to PJinAtl
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:43 am to PJinAtl
Emmylou collaborated with a lot of Nashville artists in the 70's. She was close with Gram Parsons of the Byrds, and that helped her get in with the country scene. Even though it was "fringe" Nashville, it was still Nashville.
John Denver was more of a loner and an odd person. Not easy to work with, and his outspoken political beliefs in the 70's were opposite most of the country music establishment. He was seen as a tree-hugger while Waylon and Hank Jr were getting down with all their rowdy friends.
I love the clip of Charlie Rich lighting his award envelope on fire. Then to have Denver's pre-recorded speech come on while the audience was reacting was peak awkwardness.
John Denver was more of a loner and an odd person. Not easy to work with, and his outspoken political beliefs in the 70's were opposite most of the country music establishment. He was seen as a tree-hugger while Waylon and Hank Jr were getting down with all their rowdy friends.
I love the clip of Charlie Rich lighting his award envelope on fire. Then to have Denver's pre-recorded speech come on while the audience was reacting was peak awkwardness.
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Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:32 am to slinger1317
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Emmylou collaborated with a lot of Nashville artists in the 70's. She was close with Gram Parsons of the Byrds, and that helped her get in with the country scene. Even though it was "fringe" Nashville, it was still Nashville.
That was the conclusion I came to as well. Although I wasn't sure if Gram ever really got the respect he deserved in Nashville until well after his death.
I know that Emmylou had connections with Guy and Susanna Clark, as well as Townes. Even though they were fringe, they had connections.
I do think it is funny that Bill Danoff has a connection to Emmylou in co-writing Boulder to Birmingham with her and then also co-wrote Take Me Home, Country Roads with Denver.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 6:00 pm to slinger1317
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:06 pm to slinger1317
It is ironic considering that Charlie Rich at heart was a jazz musician that had to get into country music to be more mainstream.
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