John Denver

Play Radio
Listen to John Denver Radio, featuring artists like James Taylor, Jim Croce, Gordon Lightfoot, Dan Fogelberg and more…

3,874,097 plays (447,262 listeners)

Shop now at Amazon | Send John Denver Ringtones to Cell
More options
Add to my Library
John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997) was born with the name Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. in Roswell, N.M. One of America’s most popular performers in the ’70s, Denver’s rise to fame began when he was “discovered” in a Los Angeles nightclub. He initially joined the BACK PORCH MAJORITY, a nursery group for the renowned New Christy Minstrels, but, tiring of his role there, he left for The Chad Mitchell Trio where he forged a reputation as a talented songwriter. With the departure of the last original member, the Mitchell Trio became known as Denver, Boise and Johnson, but their brief lifespan ended when Denver embarked on a solo career in 1969. One of his compositions, “Leaving On A Jet Plane,” provided an international hit for Peter, Paul and Mary.

Subsequent releases garnered some attention, but it was not until the 1971 release of Poems, Prayers & Promises that the singer enjoyed popular acclaim with “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” It marked the first of six gold singles. Following the successes of “Sunshine On My Shoulders” and “Annie’s Song,” Denver made regular appearances on the country charts in 1974 and 1975 with the No. 1 hits “Back Home Again,” “Thank God I’m A Country Boy” and “I’m Sorry.” In 1975, he was awarded the CMA award for entertainer of the year, which prompted Charlie Rich to ignite the envelope revealing him as the winner.
Read more… Edit

Popular tags: country, folk, singer-songwriter, acoustic, classic rock  See more

Shouts: 190 shouts

Share this artist:

Top Albums

See more

Top Tracks

1
1,997
2
878
3
636
4
622
5
451
6
391
7
373
8
245
9
191
10
136
11
127
12
119
13
118
14
106
15
102
Buy all tracks at Amazon MP3
See more

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).

  • BWoolmore

    so many great songs - thank you John.

    13 days ago

  • ussyong

    "whisper of the heart" anime created by Studio Ghibli brought me here... I never live in country road but I felt so overwhelmed!

    13 days ago

  • VK1990

    Long Trip Alone

    last month

  • ildarnpc

    Leaving On a Jet Plane

    last month

  • BeckyLovesDelta

    John is an amazing singer. Sad he died with a song by him that ironically sounds like how he died...

    last month

  • zadokgold

    You feel up my senses is one of my Favourite.

    December 2011

  • Neilas1903

    The reason I love 'country' music!

    November 2011

  • Pissisviss

    badazz ganstashit! :)

    November 2011

  • kluk_jako_buk

    Recently, I've been (re)discovering many of the amazing artists from the sixties and seventies, John Denver is one of them, Leaving On a Jet Plane is just splendid... :)

    November 2011

  • Cojage

    Amazing. Always takes me back to beautiful Colorado when I listen to him.

    November 2011

  • BDCandThee

    He died too soon. More tragically than he deserved. He had his demons too. One wonders if they got the better of him in the end. My sorrow is that I never got the chance to tell him that I believed in him and what he was trying to do through his music. So I shout out under the starry sky and into the universe, THANK You for your sweet spirit! I wonder if somewhere out there amongst the stars that he hears and knows.

    October 2011

  • xosammijane

    Great musician. :)

    September 2011

  • MaskedMokona

    Always seem to hum or sing Country Roads wherever I am ♥

    August 2011

  • wilsonline

    Leaving on a Jetplane! muito boa

    August 2011

  • termico12

    Rhymes and Reasons, per me una delle più belle canzoni di john denver.Non sta nelle canzoni più ascoltate non è giusto.

    July 2011

  • littlekids05

    singing from the heart...

    July 2011

  • maghaberryman

    I just wish that I had the chance to see him in concert before the plane crash, great tunes

    June 2011

  • barryvs

    Some lovely stuff.

    April 2011

  • isitbeer30yet

    takes me back

    April 2011

  • jbestard

    Su musica eleva el alma

    March 2011
See all 190 shouts

Videos

See more

News

Re: Missing John...

29 Apr 2011 | from johndenver.com/forum/

There isn't a week that goes by where I haven't listened to John Denver. Back in 1970 a neighbor turned me on to John's music and I believe it has made me the man that I am today. You guys …

Add comment

See more

Listening Now

Top Listeners

See more

Recent Activity

Related Journals

See more

Groups (48)

See more

More Information

Links
Labels
“Fill It To The Rim With Last.fm.”

More Last.fm Sites: Blog | Music Manager | Build | Playground (Subscriber VIP zone) | Best of 2011

© 2012 Last.fm Ltd. All rights reserved. | Terms of Use and Privacy Policy | Updated Feb 11, 2009
Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
Text may also be available under the GNU Free Documentation License.