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As the son of an Air Force officer, Denver was constantly moved from state to state and country to country. It was in Tucson, Arizona that his grandmother gave him his first acoustic guitar, a gift that would prove an icebreaker when meeting other students at the many new schools in which he was placed. After settling with his family in Fort Worth, Texas, Denver ran away to California for a short time. He returned to Texas and graduated from high school, but soon returned to California on a more permanent basis. He began performing at Leadbetter`s night club in West Los Angeles, but had a major career breakthrough when he was selected to replace the departing Chad Mitchell of the Chad Mitchell Trio. He remained with that organization until 1968, when he struck out on his own. From 1969 through 1975, Denver was the top-selling recording artist, appearing on both country and pop charts alike. His peak year was 1975, during which he was awarded the Country Music Association`s Entertainer of the Year in addition to being selected as the American Guild of Variety Artists` Singing Star of the Year. During this period, he tried his hand at acting, appearing as Deputy Dewey Cobb in a 1973 episode of "McCloud" (1970) and hosting "Bighorn", an ecologically-minded television special. His most memorable role came in 1977 when he starred opposite George Burns in the hit comedy, Oh, God! (1977). Following this, his record sales began to decline and he made fewer movies and television specials. He became something of a political activist, with his main focus being on environmental issues. He was killed on Sunday, October 12, 1997 when the plane he was piloting crashed into Monterey Bay.
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Quotes I am the eagle, I live in high country, in rocky cathedrals that reach to the sky; We must begin to make what I call "conscious choices," and to really recognize that we are the same. It`s from that place in my heart that I write my songs. We don`t teach kids how to feel, we don`t give them the words to go by. I believe that we are here for each other, not against each other. Everything comes from an understanding that you are a gift in my life - whoever you are, whatever our differences. I think the biggest problem in the world is that we have a generation of young people, and maybe two, who don`t think it`s going to get any better. Peace is a conscious choice. I would so much like young people to have a sense of the gift that they are. Not many of them feel like that. I get an awful lot of fan mail, and I read all that I can. [On composing for `The Bears and I`] Heck, I`m no Henry Mancini or Michel Legrand. I just play the guitar and write songs. I know I`m incapable of orchestrating an entire film. They just asked me to write something expressing the story about a guy who`s back from Vietnam and sorta lost, who goes to an Indian village in the Northwest.Trivia Portrayed by Chad Lowe in "Take Me Home: The John Denver Story." (2000). Plane crash was about 100 yards offshore from a very popular landmark known as "Lover`s Point". Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1996. His final concert was in Corpus Christi, Texas, a week prior to his tragic accident. Met Annie while performing a gig at Gustavus Adolphus College, in St Peter, Minnesota, where she was a student. Mentioned in the song "Life Is a Rock But the Radio Rolled Me" by Reunion. Briefly attended the School of Architecture at Texas Tech. Lost two toes in a accident with a lawn mower. Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 155-156. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Was cremated and his ashes spread over the Rocky Mountains of Colorado He was any early follower of Werner Erhard, founder of the self-improvement association known as EST (Erhard Seminars Training). Denver once asked Erhard if he might become a trainer in the EST organization but was told he could contribute more by continuing his career as an entertainer - spreading the message, through his music, of taking personal responsibility for whatever happens in the world. Several of his subsequent songs reflected that philosophy. Uncle of the twin babies who played "Oscar" in the film Ghostbusters II (1989), William T. Deutschendorf and Henry J. Deutschendorf II. One would assume Henry was named after him. Though John Denver`s father was also named Henry John Deutschendorf and John Denver`s paternal-grandfather was John Henry Deutschendorf. Children from marriage with Cassandra Delaney; Jesse Belle Children from marriage with Annie Denver; Zachary and Anna Kate (adopted) Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1977" in John Willis` Screen World, Vol. 29. [1977] Wore wire framed glasses. Born in Roswell, New Mexico, USA Married twice. | ||
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