Many Chinese people like American country music, such as the songs of John Denver. But some people still don't know when country music began.
Country music is from the folk music （民间音乐） in the east of America. There, people sang when they played the violin and guitar. They sang about everyday life（问题）. So sometimes the songs were a little sad.
One of the most popular （最受欢迎的） country music singers is John Denver. He is also very famous to the Chinese. For Denver, music is a language and he says music can bring people together. We will understand （理解）, but people are the same in mind and body （在心灵和身体方面）. All of them love music and can understand music.
The world lost a great man when John Denver died in 1997. But his music and words will live on.
