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Add New Review About The Artist The Reviews about John Denver (page 1/1) What Friends We Could've Been | Reviewer: Justin | 3/12/2008 John Denver is my all time favorite artist. Not only was he talented as a singer/songwriter/guitarist, he was such a healthy influence on all of humanity. He cared deeply about the environment, he helped people and his music saved people. I've read so much about him and I think "Wow, he and I would have gotten along famously". I listen to his music every day, it eases my mind and my heart. So tragically he was called home at 53...but his music and his spirit will always be here. Wheb I think of you I always look to the sky | Reviewer: Cara | 7/4/2007 John entered my life when I was 10 years old -- a gangly girl with short fingers trying to learn to play my acoustic. He was a long-time friend of my music teacher and visited often in the years to come. Finally, he taught me Rocky Mountain High. That was "it" for me; John had hooked me very sweetly. I started taing an active interest in his causes -- not just for animals and their habitat -- but also those for humanity. He always told me they're linked in a circle; that one cannot surivive without the other. He said they must be "balanced" and we must work really hard toward that goal. John, I see you in everything that flies -- I know you're still with me. Even at Pacific Grove, I feel your peace. I miss you always and say to you day after day thank you for all you taught me through your determination, undying spirit, soul and the ever-so-soft love we shared. I still cannot keep from crying when I hear you playing "Matthew"; but then I look up and see the hawk sitting on the telephone pole and I smile. You're flying again. Farewell John. You will be missed. | Reviewer: MattInVegas | 9/4/2004 Denver, John 1943-1997 Singer-songwriter. Born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., on December 31, 1943, in Roswell, New Mexico, to parents Henry John and Erma. As a teenager, Denver received his first guitar, a 1910 Gibson acoustic, as a gift from his grandmother. He attended the Texas Technical University from 1961-1964, but dropped out before completing his studies. In 1965, after traveling to New York City and successfully auditioning for the Chad Mitchell Trio, he began performing with the group until 1968. Meanwhile, the folk-pop group Peter, Paul and Mary recorded a song he'd written, "Leaving on a Jet Plane," and its success gave Denver a higher profile in the music industry. John decided to change his last name to Denver-partly in honor of the city and surrounding Rocky Mountains that he treasured, and partly due to his clean-living image. He signed with Mercury RCA Records in 1969 and released his first single, "Rhymes and Reasons." In the next two years, he released four moderately successful albums, including Take Me to Tomorrow (1970) and Aerie (1971). With his wholesome good looks and down-to-earth appeal, Denver was considered the golden boy of folk music. Soon he was playing to sold-out crowds in stadiums across the country. The most successful albums of his career included Poems, Prayers, and Promises (1971), which featured the hit "Take Me Home, Country Roads"; Rocky Mountain High (1972), and Back Home Again (1974) featuring the title track, "Annie's Song," (Which he wrote for his First Wife, Annie.) and "Thank God I'm A Country Boy." In 1977, Denver made his film debut in Oh, God!, co-starring George Burns. Even though the film was a minor box-office hit, Denver's acting career was thereafter limited to television until 1997, when he starred in Craig Clyde's outdoor adventure film Walking Thunder. John Denver and the Muppets (1980), The Christmas Gift (1986), and Higher Ground (1988) are among the numerous television specials in which he either hosted or starred. His final film was titled “Foxfire”. As a renowned environmentalist and humanitarian, Denver's membership in many organizations included the National Space Institute, the Cousteau Society, Friends of the Earth, Save the Children Foundation, and the European Space Agency. In 1976, he co-founded the Windstar Foundation, a non-profit wildlife preservation agency. In addition to founding the World Hunger Project in 1977, he was personally appointed by President Jimmy Carter to the commission on World and Domestic Hunger. He became a chair member of the National UNICEF Day in 1984. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan presented Denver with the Presidential World Without Hunger Award. That same year, he won an additional six awards for Rocky Mountain Reunion, his documentary about endangered species. In 1993, he won the Albert Schweitzer Music Award for humanitarian efforts. Among numerous awards and recognition for his musical achievements, he received the Top Male Recording Artist Award from Record World magazine for 1974-75. Also in 1975, he was named the Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year. In 1967, Denver married Anne Marie Martell, a psychotherapist. Together they had two children, Zachary and Anna Kate, before their divorce in 1983. Denver was married to Cassandra Delaney from 1988 to 1991. Together they had one child, Jesse Bell. A longtime aviator, Denver died on October 12, 1997 when the Experimental plane that he was piloting went down over Monterey Bay, California, killing him instantly. Farewell John. You will be missed. 9/02/2004 Add New Review About The Artist