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Great Singer-Songwriter And Environmentalist
John
Denver
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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 '60s 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. |
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