John Denver

== Info ==
Country and folk musician who became America's best-selling performer by 1974. One of the best selling artists of the seventies alone. 33 million records sold. Real name Henry Deutschendorf. He chose the Denver name because of his love of Colorado, which he sang about often. His Rocky Mountain High is a state song of Colorado. Denver died in 1997 in a personal aircraft accident. Producer Milt Okun had also worked with Peter, Paul, and Mary, for whom Denver authored Leaving on a Jet Plane. Guest starred on The Muppet Show. Engaged in political activism and humanitarianism. Performed with Donna Summer. Multiple halls of fame. Hollywood Walk of Fame. Take Me Home Country Roads was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Numerous other awards, honors, and tributes. Album Poems, Prayers, and Promises went platinum. Aerie went gold. Rocky Mountain High went double platinum. Farewell Andromeda went gold. Back Home Again went triple platinum. Windsong went double platinum. Spirit went platinum. I Want to Live went platinum. John Denver went gold. Some Days are Diamonds went gold. Seasons of the Heart went gold. Live album An Evening With John Denver went triple platinum. The Wildlife Concert went gold. Rocky Mountain Christmas went double platinum. A Christmas Together went platinum. His Greatest Hits went nine times platinum. Volume 2 went double platinum. Volume 3 went gold. The Very Best of went platinum. The Rocky Mountain Collection went platinum. The Best of went platinum. Definitive All-Time Greatest Hits went gold. Among his numerous hit singles are six gold records.
== Genres ==
Country
Folk
== Parody ==
In the commentary for the Strong Bad Email haircut, from the creators of popular internet cartoon Homestar Runner, it is discussed whether Denver's real last name is Dusseldorf.Category:Country
Category:Folk
Category:Seventies