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Rocky Mountain Highway

Stories and Photos of My 25 Years Traveling with John Denver

Published by Weldon Owen
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

A powerful personal journey with multi-platinum country star John Denver, featuring intimate stories and never-before-seen photographs. This memoir from Lowell Norman, a close friend and videographer of the late star, offers a rare and fascinating look inside Denver’s successful but turbulent life.

The award-winning country star, John Denver was once described as a complicated man who wrote simple songs. In Rocky Mountain Highway, close friend and videographer, Lowell Norman reveals rare stories and never-before-seen photos of a John Denver that is at turns familiar and shockingly unexpected. He recounts the emotional live performances and the challenges of shooting such a big star. He describes in harrowing detail the frightening experience of being harassed by gun wielding soldiers with Denver on his tours of Africa for The Hunger Project. He tells the riveting story of dangling from a helicopter with a video camera while the intrepid singer tried to swim with humpback whales in the Pacific Ocean. Rocky Mountain Highway is a celebration of a young man following the dreams of a talented artist who was misunderstood by many and gone before his time.

About The Author

Lowell Norman worked for John Denver for nearly 25 years. He served as  the singer’s videographer and photographer. He started as a visual  technician for his stage shows and quickly became an important part of the  crew. Norman has the largest privately-held collection of photographs of every  aspect of John Denver’s life, numbering in the thousands.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Weldon Owen (May 7, 2024)
  • Length: 240 pages
  • ISBN13: 9798886741117

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