Back John Denver Afrikaans جون دنفر Arabic جون دنفر ARZ জন ডেনভাৰ Assamese John Denver Aymara جان دنور AZB জন ডেনভার Bengali/Bangla John Denver Breton John Denver Catalan جۆن دێنڤەر CKB
John Denver | |
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 John Denver in 1974. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. |
| Born | December 31, 1943 Roswell, New Mexico, United States |
| Died | October 12, 1997 (aged 53) Monterey Bay, California, United States |
| Genres | Country, folk, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, record producer, composer, activist, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, violin |
| Years active | 1962–1997 |
| Labels | Mercury, RCA, BMG, Windstar, Sony Wonder |
| Website | http://www.johndenver.com/ |
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997) was an American musician and songwriter. He was of German and Irish ancestry. He was very popular in the 1970s. He died when the plane he was flying crashed in California.[1][2]
Denver began his music career with folk music groups during the late 1960s. By 1974, he was one of America's best-selling performers, and AllMusic has described Denver as "among the most beloved entertainers of his era" [3][4]On 12 October 1997, John Denver died in a plane crash aged 53.
- ↑ The Music of John Denver - John Denver | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2020-04-22
- ↑ "Artist Biography - John Denver". 2001-02-21. Archived from the original on 2001-02-21. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ↑ "John Denver and Friends .......Rocky Mountain High WWW Page". www.shellworld.net. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ↑ "404". www.johndenverclub.de. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
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