John Denver was born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. on December 31, 1943.  He later changed his last name to Denver, his favorite state when it was decided Deutschendorf wouldn't fit on a marquee. At the age of 12 he received a guitar from his grandmother and taught himself how to play.  He played in local clubs when he was in college and in 1965 he joined the "Chad Mitchell Trio", later named the "Mitchell Trio".  In 1969 he left the band to pursue a solo career.

He married Annie Martell in 1967, and wrote and recorded "Annie's Song" in 1974 professing his love . . . 

You fill up my senses
like a night in a forest
like mountains in springtime
like a walk in the rain
like a storm in the desert
like a sleepy blue ocean
you fill up my senses
come fill me again

Come let me love you
let me give my life to you
let me drown in your laughter
let me die in your arms
let me lay down beside you
let me always be with you
come let me love you
come love me again

(To hear a sample of "Annie's Song", click below)

The marriage lasted until 1982.  He married Cassandra Delaney in 1988 and they divorced in 1993.  The songs he is most noted for are "Take Me Home Country Roads" and "Rocky Mountain High", which was declared Colorado's state song in 2007.

An experienced pilot, John Denver was killed in 1997 when the small aircraft he was flying crashed off the California coast.  It is believed he was trying to switch to a second fuel tank when the first tank ran out of fuel.

Besides being a gifted singing artist, John Denver was a talented songwriter who wrote beautiful words that were always 'words from his heart'.

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