Thank God I'm a country boy!
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Wed 10 Dec '2520:15 - 22:15Interval 21:05Grote Zaal
1e rang Normale Prijs € 31,50
Jimmy: “I don't want to imitate John Denver, although my voice does sound like his.” So no blond wig and cowboy hat. But with guitar and - come on - a western shirt to stay in the mood. And the legendary music, of course, because that's what this show is all about. From small intimate songs to large arrangements in which Jimmy and his band bring the show to an unprecedented climax.
Jimmy breathes new life into hits like “Perhaps Love,” “Calypso” and “Thank God I'm a Country Boy,” but also pays attention to lesser-known work. “You can't imitate the emotion of music, that can only come from yourself,” he says. Still, he remains faithful to the handwritten scores he received from Denver's own arranger Lee Holdridge.
Even 25 years after his dying day, John Denver's music still lives on. Although Jimmy is not a contemporary of Denver's, he understands his music like no other. Thank God I'm A Country Boy! is a great show with an intimate atmosphere in which the life lessons in Denver's lyrics become even more meaningful and the legendary music gets the attention it deserves.
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