John denver folk singer biography
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How John Deutschendorf Became John Denver
Randy Sparks passed away this past February 11, , at the age of
Randy was a colorful and influential person in the Folk Music Industry. He was also very personable and approachable, and he LOVED to tell stories.
One of the stories he told us (and many others over the years) was the story in which he credits himself as the person who gave John Denver his stage name.
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was performing at Randy’s club Ledbetters, when Randy commented his name wouldn’t fit on a marquee. Randy suggested that John take the last name of Denver (Randy had written and recorded a song called “Denver” and he said the sheet music was laying there so he suggested that). John resisted. He very adamantly wanted to keep his family name, but he finally and reluctantly went with Randy’s suggestion.
The John Denver connection with Randy Sparks continued with John Denver recording other songs of Randy’s, including “Today” and “Saturday Night in Toledo, Ohio” on multi-platinum albums.
Blogs are supposed to be short &#; so this is my own abbreviated version of a very long and detailed story that Randy told me and Jim. Randy was a wonderful storyteller, he greatly influenced Folk Music h
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John Denver
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John Denver
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Who Was John Denver?
After dropping out of college, John Denver traveled to New York City and began his music career. Peter, Paul and Mary recorded his "Leaving on a Jet Plane" in and his, "Rocky Mountain High," became an official song of the state of Colorado. Denver was an activist for environmental causes and founded the World Hunger Project. A longtime aviator, he died in a plane crash in
Early Career
Singer-songwriter John Denver was born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., on December 31, , in Roswell, New Mexico, to parents Henry John and Erma. As a teenager, Denver received his first guitar, a Gibson acoustic, as a gift from his grandmother. He attended Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) from , but dropped out before completing his studies. In , after traveling to New York City and successfully auditioning for the Chad Mitchell Trio, he began performing with the group until
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. Record executives had already convinced him to change his last name to Denver—partly in honor of the city and surrounding Rocky Mountains that he treasured