More than 15 years after John Denver was , his music will get a fresh take from mainstream artists, The Aspen Times reported Monday.
A new album, “The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver” is set for release in February. Contributions include My Morning Jacket, performing “Leaving on a Jet Plane,” Brandi Carlile singing “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Train covering “Sunshine on My Shoulders” and Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros handling “Wooden Indian,” the .
The album is produced by ATO Records, a label co-owned by Dave Matthews, who contributes a cover of “Take Me to Tomorrow.” Other musicians appearing on the album include Lucinda Williams, Brett Dennen, Josh Ritter, Amos Lee, Old Crow Medicine Show, Blind Pilot and J. Mascis.
Denver lived most of his adult life in Aspen.
