Singer, songwriter, humanitarian, space-travel enthusiast, and one with a passion for Colorado, Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. or popularly known as John Denver’s warm strings and earthy country lyrics is safely entrenched in our memory.
The prelude
Son of an air force pilot, John Denver began at the age of 11 with his grandma’s guitar. However, his music career took off when he was one of the 250 shortlisted for the Mitchell Trio.
The trio disbanded two years later, but he continued to mesmerize with hit singles like ‘Take Me Home Country Roads,’ ‘ Annie’s Song,’ ‘Thank God I’m a Country Boy,’ and ‘Sunshine on my Shoulders,’ ‘Rocky Mountain High,’ and ‘Calypso.’
His lyrics were original and picked up with audiences not just in Colorado but also all over the world.
Accolades
Recently the citizens to offer accolades to the great singer introduced his single ‘Rocky Mountain High’ as the state song for Colorado.
A Sad End
However, a freak plane crash snatched him away at the rife age of 53, when the two-seater plane he was manning crashed into Monterey Bay.
