Saturday’s 6:00pm to 8:00pm is the time to tune in
The music of John Denver consists of over 250 songs either written by him or recorded by him, each week Willie joins us from the USA playing covers of songs by John Denver Tribute artists from all over the World! With interviews from those who knew John or played in his band from time to time
Hi my name is Willie from Dillon, let me tell you a bit about myself
I was born in Enschede, The Netherlands in 1952 and moved to Amsterdam in 1957
Finally making the moved to the USA on the same day that Hawaii became a State! which was 21st August 1959
We were in fact the last family to be accepted in the immigration program for 1959
I lived in San Diego, California until joining the US Air Force in 1971, during the Vietnam War
After basic training, I was assigned to the 3415th Motor Pool Group stationed at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado where I served my entire tour of duty
During this time, I became interested in music and learned to play bass guitar and later the drums
I came to love the Rocky Mountains and after John Denver released Rocky Mountain High, I was sold and decided to make Colorado my home. I moved up to the high country to Dillon, Colorado back in 1988 and I’m still here
I have played with many bands and John Denver tribute artists over time and radio came along in 2012. It was a perfect fit for me, and has been to this day!
It has given me the opportunity to meet some great musicians and singer/songwriters from Judy Collins, Michel Martin Murphy and Al Stewart!
Tune into Ridge Radio every Saturday 6:00pm to 8:00pm for some great music from the US
