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标 题: John Denver
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John Denver
Henry John Deutchendorf
BORN: December 31, 1943, Roswell, NM
DIED: October 12, 1997
One of the most popular recording artists of the 1970s, country-folk
singer/songwriter John Denver's gentle, environmentally conscious
music established him among the most beloved entertainers of his era;
wholesome and clean-cut, his appeal extended to fans of all ages and
backgrounds, and led to parallel careers as both an actor and a
humanitarian. Born John Henry Deutschendorf in Roswell, New Mexico on
December 31, 1943, he was raised in an Air Force family, and grew up
in various regions of the southwestern U.S. As a teen, his grandmother
presented him with a 1910 Gibson acoustic guitar, and while attending
Texas Tech University he began performing local clubs.
Adopting the stage surname "Denver" in tribute to the Rocky Mountain
area he so cherished, he dropped out of college in 1964 to relocate to
Los Angeles; there he joined the Chad Mitchell Trio, a major draw on the
hootenanny circuit of the early 1960s but in the twilight of their
career at the time of Denver's arrival. Over time, however, Denver
helped resuscitate the group on the strength of his songwriting skills;
signed to Mercury, the Trio recorded a number of tracks, which the
label repackaged in 1974 as Beginnings with the Chad Mitchell Trio.
Upon the departure of the last remaining founding member, the Chad
Mitchell Trio became known as Denver, Boise and Johnson; the new group
proved short-lived, however, when Denver exited in 1969 to pursue a solo
career. That same year he recorded his debut LP, Rhymes and Reasons;
while not a hit, it contained one of his best-loved compositions,
"Leaving On a Jet Plane," an international chart-topper for Peter,
Paul & Mary. Still, neither of Denver's follow-up albums, 1970's Whose
Garden Was This and Take Me to Tomorrow, launched him as a solo
performer; finally, with 1971's Poems, Prayers and Promises, he achieved
superstardom, thanks to the million-selling hits "Take Me Home, Country
Roads" and "Sunshine On My Shoulders."
In the years to follow, Denver also scored with "Annie's Song" (penned
for his wife) and "Back Home Again," and by 1974 was firmly
established as America's best-selling performer; albums like 1975's An
Evening With John Denver and Windsong were phenomenally popular, and
he continued to top the singles charts with efforts including "Thank God
I'm a Country Boy" and "I'm Sorry." Additionally, his 1974 best-of
collection sold over ten million copies worldwide, and remained on the
charts for over two years.
At the peak of his success, Denver was everywhere -- the governor of
Colorado proclaimed him the state's poet laureate, his label Windsong
was responsible for hits like the Starland Vocal Band's mammoth
"Afternoon Delight," and he appeared in a number of ratings-grabbing
television specials. In 1977, he even moved into film, co-starring
with George Burns in the comedy hit Oh, God! During this time, however,
he dramatically curtailed his recording output, and after 1977's I Want
to Live issued no new material until 1980's Autograph. The following
year, he performed with opera star Placido Domingo, but as the decade
progressed, Denver's popularity waned as he turned his focus more
towards humanitarian work, focusing primarily on ecological concerns and
space exploration; he also toured Communist-led Russia and China, and
in 1987 performed in Chernobyl in the wake of that city's nuclear
disaster.
While maintaining a solid cult following, by the 1990s Denver had
largely fallen off the radar, and he made more news for a 1993
drunk-driving arrest than he did for records like 1991's Different
Directions. In 1994, he published an autobiography, Take Me Home.
Tragedy struck on October 12, 1997 when his experimental aircraft
suddenly crashed, killing him instantly. Denver was 53.
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