Starwood In Aspen

Album: Aerie (1971)
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  • John Denver was born Henry John Deutschendorf Junior at Roswell, New Mexico, the son of an airforce pilot. As such, he led a peripatetic life from an early age, but would say later that for him, moving to Colorado was like coming home. He and his first wife Annie - the love of his life - bought some land at Starwood in Aspen.

    The Denvers moved to Starwood at Christmas 1970, at which time the area had been developed only minimally. They built a five bedroom eco-friendly house and a guest house on the 7.6 acre plot. This mushy, sentimental composition is John Denver's coming home song.
  • After his tragic death in a plane crash in October 1997, fans wanted to convert the Starwood property into a museum, but it was put on the market and sold for $3.68 million. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England, for above 2

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