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John Denver was born with the name Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. on Dec. 31, 1943, 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.

He starred in the 1977 hit comedy Oh, God! with George Burns and filmed a TV special, John Denver and the Muppets: A Rocky Mountain Holiday, in 1983.

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A9999A wrote:
19 days ago

sure to make you smile! Today I will smoke a nice one for John. Thank you for your music

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Dora117 wrote:
November 2009

oh yes for John Denver

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ROMANdNT wrote:
November 2009

country roads, take me home to the place i beloooong! he's awesome!

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ephemerau wrote:
November 2009

country roads, take me home.

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R-beQ wrote:
October 2009

You fill up my senses.. damn he makes me cry AGAIN

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leekpie wrote:
October 2009

LOVE him!

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malajen wrote:
October 2009

John Denver can make stones cry! [4]

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BouvetIsland wrote:
October 2009

a Badass in his own healthy way

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omaCore wrote:
October 2009

John Denver can make stones cry! [3]

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edimervaldo wrote:
October 2009

John Denver can make stones cry! [2]

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Psiglo wrote:
August 2009

You fill up my senses! Rest in peace John!

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TawaranoTodha wrote:
August 2009

Today was the first i ever heard of him, and I realise now what i've been missing. I loved! him in "Oh God" great movie btw

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mscfn09 wrote:
August 2009

R.I.P. John Denver.

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django-ch wrote:
August 2009

warum sterben die Besten immer so jung?????

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Julian_pa wrote:
July 2009

Fuck yeah

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TRBreakz wrote:
July 2009

lol john denver.

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zergbutt wrote:
July 2009

Here's the song I was talking about: http://tinyurl.com/l4ctap

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MFORCE310 wrote:
July 2009

"That John Denver's full of shit, man." this punch line honors john denver in a very special way. we all miss him.

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zergbutt wrote:
July 2009

Perhaps one of you John Denver fans can help me. I was playing the Oregon Trail when I heard "Oh, Shenandoah" playing. This was when I reached Snake River Crossing. Now, I'm somewhat sure it's not John Denver singing though that's who I thought it was at first. The singing style is eerily similar. I might post a sound clip later if no one knows what I'm talking about. I'll be very grateful for any help on the identification of the singer.

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soma9 wrote:
July 2009

John Denver can make stones cry!

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