ST. PETER — This year’s 15th annual Ambassadors’ BluesFest on Saturday has a full-day introduction with Young John Denver Fest bringing in a variety of performers to celebrate the late ...

Denver also put on a benefit show for the families of the deceased and raised $50,000. Despite the tragedy, John Denver remained a supporter of NASA and space exploration up until his death.

The doomed flight crashed near Point Pinos Lighthouse in Pacific Grove, not far from where folk singer-songwriter and aviation enthusiast John Denver fatally crashed.

Celebrating the music of John Denver is a lot of fun — and, as it turns out, a lot more than that. The great singer-songwriter was much more than a major-key optimist. “Almost Heaven: John Denver’s ...