IN the mid-1970s John Denver was an acclaimed country singer-songwriter who was arguably America's most celebrated male entertainer.
More than half of his total released albums were certified gold, with sales of more than 500,000 copies.
Some of his renowned favourites, such as Take Me Home, Country Roads and Thank God I'm A Country Boy will feature in The John Denver Story at the Rooty Hill RSL on May 23.
Australian singer-songwriter Rick Price, himself a former top 10 artist, will be performing 20 of Denver's classic hits.
Since the age of nine Price has always had a passion for music and the self-taught musician has forged an internationally praised and respected career as a musician spanning more than 40 years.
The musically acclaimed Australian singer has returned from his home town in Nashville to tell the story of country music legend Denver. He will be accompanied by The Colorado Quaret in two hours of show-stopping entertainment.
His award-winning voice will express the journey of Denver's passions and life as an entertainer, humanitarian, environmental activist and much-loved musician.
"I was honoured to be invited to star in The John Denver Story, it gives me the opportunity to interpret his interesting journey as a musician and the passions that drove John as an artist and individual," Price said.
Price has never performed a musical story in the many years of his career and says he enjoys challenging himself to do new things.
"John Denver has high-quality songs which are timeless tracks that will live on, it gives me the chance to perform classics and put my own spin on it," he said.
"Songwriters tend to write very poetically and John was a dreamer, I can identify with him as a singer-songwriter and I believe by performing this number it provides the message that you should never let reality get in the way of your dreams.
"This is a narrative concert and a salute to John's life, his music and the message he instilled in people. He wanted to be remembered for his contributions as a humanitarian and environmentalist and was ahead of his time on that front."
