Video: Sunshine on my shoulders: John Denver

Filed under: News , R.I.P. Gloria Jean, AP Dick Kniss , longtime bassist for famed folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary and co-writer of the John Denver hit 'Sunshine on My Shoulders,' passed away after a bout with pulmonary disease, tje Associated Press reports. He was 74 years old. The famed trio's Peter Yarrow said that Kniss was "our intrepid bass player for almost as long as we performed together."