‘Thank God I'm A Country Boy’
‘Thank God I'm A Country Boy’ A Reason To Smile Dan Rather and Team Steady Mar 8 Credit: Getty Images Happy Sunday! This week’s reason to smile is one of those toe-tapping, infectious, high-energy songs that you may not know the words to, but by the second verse, you’re singing along just the same. It is John Denver’s celebration of all things country, “Thank God I’m a Country Boy.” The song was written by John Martin Sommers, a member of Denver’s band, in December 1973. Denver recorded it 52 years ago today. It simultaneously reached number one on the country charts as well as the Hot 100. The song is a classic Texas two-step, which may account for why it makes you feel like getting up to swing your partner. You can feel the audience buy-in during this live performance, driven by Denver’s joyful vocals and his fast-paced fiddle, replacing his ubiquitous guitar. Denver was one of the most popular and best-selling country and folk singer-songwriters of the 1970s. AllMusic has c...