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Actor producer singer songwriter
John Denver was born on December 31, 1943 in Roswell, New Mexico, United States, in the family of Henry John Senior and Erma Deutschendorf. Because Denver's father was in the military and his family moved often, it was difficult for him to make friends and fit in with other children of his own age. Constantly being the new kid was troubling for the introverted Denver, and he grew up always feeling as though he should be somewhere else, but never knowing where that "right" place was.
In 1961 - 1964 John studied at Texas Technical University.
John began his music career in the early 1960s. He then headed for Los Angeles, where he found work as a performer preceding headliners at a nightclub. Although Capitol Records executives were sufficiently impressed to record Denver, they refrained from releasing the records. Denver then traveled to New York City and successfully auditioned for the Mitchell Trio. He appeared on the band’s ninth recording, "That's the Way It’s Gonna Be", as a singer, guitarist, and banjo player. While with the trio Denver wrote “Leaving on a Jet Plane”, which became a major hit when recorded by the folk trio Peter, Paul, & Mary.
After the Mitchell Trio ceased performing in 1968, Denver mined the success of “Leaving on a Jet Plane” and managed to tour the United States performing his songs. The next year RCA Records signed Denver and released his first single recording, "Rhymes and Reasons”, which was featured later that year on an album of the same title.
In 1971 Denver scored a substantial success with his fourth album. "Poems, Prayers, and Promises", which featured one of his most popular songs, “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” The next year he achieved another success with "Rocky Mountain High", which includes the popular song of the same title. The strength of such songs - coupled with his wholesome miage and endearing personality - enabled Denver to soon realize considerable prominence in pop music. He began performing on various television shows and playing concerts in larger auditoriums. Within only a few years, he was able to produce an album entitled "John Denver’s Greatest Hits".
Denver’s career peaked through the remainder of the 1970s, when he enjoyed continued success with both concerts and recordings such as "Back Home Again", which featured the popular “Annie’s Song” in addition to the prominent title tune.
In the ensuing years Denver maintained a prominent position as a musician. He released a Christmas recording on which he performed with the Muppets, and he appeared with celebrated opera tenor Plácido Domingo on the popular song “Perhaps, Love.” In addition to performing and recording, Denver devoted himself to various environmental and social causes and participated in activities organized by such groups as the Friends of the Earth and the Save the Children Foundation.
In 1995 Denver published an autobiography. "Take Me Home", in which he reflected on his social and environmental concerns; mentioned more personal considerations, including his first marriage, which ended in divorce; and discussed life as a touring and perform¬ing musician.
Denver became outspoken in politics in the mid-1970s. In 1976, he campaigned for Jimmy Carter, who became a close friend and ally. Denver was a supporter of the Democratic Party and of a number of charitable causes for the environmental movement, the homeless, the poor, the hungry, and the African AIDS crisis.
During the 1980s, Denver was critical of the Reagan administration, but he remained active in his campaign against hunger, for which Reagan awarded Denver the Presidential World Without Hunger Award in 1985. Denver was also critical of the Republican-dominated Congress and American Conservatism of the 1990s.
John focused more on humanitarian and sustainability causes, focusing extensively on conservation projects.
Quotations: Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in heart and spirit. No matter what language we speak, what color we are, the form of our politics or the expression of our love and our faith, music proves we are the same.
Denver was a true adventurer, exploring all that the world had to offer.
Quotes from others about the person
He was the Jimmy Stewart of folk music.
If you give Elvis the ’50s and the Beatles the ’60s, I think you’ve got to give John Denver the ’70s.
On June 9, 1967 John married Ann Marie Martell, but they divorced in 1983. Fter that he married Cassandra Delaney in 1988, but they broke up in 1993. He is the father of three children, Zack and Anna Kate from his first marriage, and Jesse Belle from the second one.
