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'''John Denver''' (December 31, | '''John Denver''' (December 31, 1943–October 12, 1997) was an American singer-songwriter who wrote in the country and country pop genres and an extremely popular recording artist. He is remembered for a string of pops hits and his clean cut "All American Boy" image, making him popular across generations with girls, young women, and their mothers. His song "Leaving on a Jet Plane" was a huge hit for [[Peter, Paul and Mary]]. | ||
Denver was named Poet Laureate of the U.S. State of Colorado in 1977. He died in a plane | Denver was named Poet Laureate of the U.S. State of Colorado in 1977. He died in the accident of a plane that he was piloting in 1997. | ||
Revision as of 10:33, 22 January 2010
John Denver (December 31, 1943–October 12, 1997) was an American singer-songwriter who wrote in the country and country pop genres and an extremely popular recording artist. He is remembered for a string of pops hits and his clean cut "All American Boy" image, making him popular across generations with girls, young women, and their mothers. His song "Leaving on a Jet Plane" was a huge hit for Peter, Paul and Mary.
Denver was named Poet Laureate of the U.S. State of Colorado in 1977. He died in the accident of a plane that he was piloting in 1997.