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John Denver tribute tour opens at Westbury

Originally published: January 29, 2013 4:09 PM
Updated: January 30, 2013 9:56 AM
By STEVE KNOPPER. Special to Newsday

Photo credit: Handout | The John Denver Tribute comes to NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Feb. 1, 2013. This is a file shot of John Denver and John Horn.

John Denver may have been the most gentle singer in pop music, but he populated his backup bands with experienced rock and rollers. One was saxophonist Jim Horn, who'd played with the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones and The Who, but traded his honking attitude to approximate seagulls and the ocean on "Calypso" and "Fly Away" with Denver onstage from 1979 to 1995. He reprises that role on a tribute...