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Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian, whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singer. After traveling and living in numerous locations while growing up in his military family, Denver began his music career with folk music groups during the late 1960s. Starting in the 1970s, he was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the decade and one of its best-selling artists. By 1974, he was firmly established as one of America's best-selling performers, and AllMusic has described Denver as "among the most beloved entertainers of his era".
Denver recorded and released approximately 300 songs, about 200 of which he composed, with total sales of over 33 million records worldwide. He recorded and performed primarily with an acoustic guitar and sang about his joy in nature, his disdain for city life, his enthusiasm for music, and his relationship trials. Denver's music appeared on a variety of charts, including country music, the Billboard Hot 100, and adult contemporary, in all earning him twelve gold and four platinum albums with his signature songs "Take Me Home, Country Roads", "Annie's Song", "Rocky Mountain High", “Calypso”, "Thank God I'm a Country Boy", and "Sunshine on My Shoulders".
Denver appeared in several films and television specials during the 1970s and 1980s. He continued to record in the 1990s, also focusing on environmental issues by lending vocal support to space exploration and testifying in front of Congress in protest against censorship in music. He lived in Aspen, Colorado, for much of his life and was known for his love of Colorado, which he sang about numerous times. In 1974 Denver was named poet laureate of the state. The Colorado state legislature also adopted "Rocky Mountain High" as one of its two state songs in 2007.
Denver was an avid pilot and at the age of 53, in a single-fatality crash, died flying his experimental Rutan Long-EZ canard aircraft.
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Albums
Higher Ground
Dreamland Express
It's About Time
Spirit
Windsong
Annie's Song Single
Back Home Again
Sunshine on My Shoulders Single
Take Me to Tomorrow
Popular Songs
- No One Like You
- Durango Mountain Caballero
- Take 'em Away
- Going Camping
- Medley: Tumbling Tombleweeds / Happy Trails
- Home on the Range
- Gone Fishin'
- She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain
- Hey Old Pal
- Down by the Old Mill Stream
- The Christmas Wish
- Silent Night, Holy Night
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas
- Deck the Halls
- The Peace Carol
- Twelve Days of Christmas
- Christmas Is Coming
- 60 Second Song for a Bank, With the Phrase "May We Help You Today?"
- Readjustment Blues
- Tools
- She Won't Let Me Fly Away
- Blow Up Your TV
- (You Dun Stomped) My Heart
- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free
- My Old Man
- Today Is the First Day of the Rest of My Life
- When I'm Sixty-Four
- Daydreams
- The Ballad of Richard Nixon
- The Ballad of Spiro Agnew