Planes Fly By at Tribute to Denver
Six airplanes rocked their wings in a salute to John Denver before a memorial service that drew together about 1,000 people in his adopted hometown of Aspen. Brilliant sunshine greeted the crowd. “John would have loved today’s weather,” said Tom Crum, a close friend. Other friends brought Denver’s favorite horse, a Tennessee walker named Tonto, to the memorial. The 53-year-old singer, known for “Sunshine on My Shoulder” and “Rocky Mountain High” among other hits, died last Sunday when his experimental airplane crashed in Monterey Bay, Calif.
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