Piano Sheets > John Denver Sheet Music > Annie's Song (ver. 1) Piano Sheet

Annie's Song (ver. 1) by John Denver - Piano Sheets and Free Sheet Music

  
About the Song
   Other avaliable versions of this music sheet: Version 1  Version 3  
"Annie's Song" is a song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. It was his second number one song in the USA, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. It also went to number one in the UK, where it was Denver's only major hit single (many of Denver's American hits were more familiar in the UK through cover versions by other artists). "Annie's Song" was written as an ode to Denver's then-wife, Annie Denver (ne Martell). Denver "wrote this song in about ten-and-a-half minutes one day on a ski lift" to the top of Bell Mountain in Aspen, Colorado as the physical exhilaration of having "just skied down a very difficult run" and the feeling of total immersion in the beauty of the colors and sounds that filled all senses inspired him to think about his wife. The song has since become a wedding standard and an expression of love for many people, due to its grand imagery and the.    Download this sheet!
About the Artist
John Denver (December 31; 1943 October 12; 1997); born Henry John Deutschendorf; Jr.; was an American Country Music folk singer-songwriter and folk rock musician. One of the most popular artists of the 1970s; he recorded and released some 300 songs; about half composed by himself. He was named Poet Laureate of Colorado in 1977. Songs such as -Leaving on a Jet Plane- (1967); -Take Me Home; Country Roads- (1971); -Rocky Mountain High- (1973); -Thank God I-m a Country Boy- (1974); and -Calypso- (1975) are popular worldwide. Denver has been referred to as -The Poet for the Planet-; -Mother Nature-s Son- (based on The Beatles song he covered) and -A Song-s Best Friend-. "Annie's Song" is a song recorded and written by singer-songwriter John Denver. It was his second number one song in the USA, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. It also went to number one in the UK, where it was Denver's only major hit single (many of Denver's American hits were more familiar in the UK through cover versions by other artists). "Annie's Song" was written as an ode to Denver's then-wife, Annie Denver (ne Martell). Denver "wrote this song in about.
Click here if the video doesn't work
Random article
Music sheets - what is all about? Back in the 19th century, songs in the United States were popularized by musicians through music sheets. It was only in the 1950s when musicians started to bring music sheets to bands so they could play, allowing more people to hear their compositions. Simply, a music sheet is musical composition in printed form. It is composed of unbound sheets of paper where a musical notation of a song is printed. Many associate it with popular music. However, musicians say popular songs are not the only ones written down on paper. Many classical songs were published in music sheets and classical musicians performed even unfamiliar songs with these printed compositions.  (More...)