1955, his grandmother gave him a Gibson F-Kong pure-tone jazz guitar and began to learn music. I studied architectural design in college when I was young.
1964, graduated from university, began to perform in various folk clubs, and forged a deep friendship with Randy sparks, the lead singer of the new Christian bard. Randy also wrote a song "This Road" specially for Denver, hoping that Denver will have a better future.
1965, Chad Mitchell Trio left the group. He was recommended by the four brothers at that time, became the new lead singer through audition, and began to tour with the group in major universities. In the same year, he composed his first song "For Bobbie".
1966 released the first solo album "Singing by john denver", most of which were covers of other people's songs. As a Christmas present, only 250 copies were released, but one of them, "Leaving by Jet", which was composed by myself and sung by Peter Paul and Mary, became famous in 1967. 1969, he also sang this song with Paul Prestopino and Peter, Paul and Mary.
1967, she married Anne Martell, but was unable to have children due to physical problems, so she adopted a son and a daughter successively.
1968, michael johnson joined a trio, both of whom were lead singers. Later, Johnson became famous for "shine on you is better than blue".
1969, the trio was dissolved. After several concerts in the cafe, he released the first chapter of his commercial solo album Rhyme and Reasons, which included "Leaving by Jet".
197 1 year, he devoted himself to the creation and singing of country songs and formed a deep friendship with Bill Danov. The song Country Road, Take Me Home, written by Bill, described the beautiful scenery in the mountains of West Virginia, and later became an iconic track of Denver.
1972, he entered the TV screen by singing "Loki Gao", became the host of ABC's "Midnight Special Program", and wrote the theme song "Victory is Peace" for the Winter Olympics that year.
1974, becoming the best-selling artist of American records.
1975, he wrote a song "Jawad Garib Suo" for his friend Jacques Coustau's boat "Jawad Garib Suo". He later wrote four unreleased songs for Jacques, such as Alsion, Wind, Song of Whales, Storm in November and Blue Water World. Among them, Alsi Ang is another ship of Jacques.
1976, started his own record company.
1977, he made his first film, My God! "(Oh, dear! )。 In the same year, Elvis Presley died, and three former Elvis Presley band members, including James Burton, joined john denver's band and released the album I Want to Live.
1978, the album "john denver" of the same name was released, focusing on rock style.
During 1979, Comrade Deng Xiaoping visited the United States, and john denver was invited to sing his masterpiece for Comrade Deng Xiaoping at the Kennedy Cultural Center in Washington.
198 1 sang a song "Maybe Love" with placido domingo, one of the "three great bel canto tenors in the world". He also performed in China and the former Soviet Union, and was keen on charity and environmental protection. In the same year, he wrote the song "Shanghai Breeze" for his trip to China.
1982, divorced from Anne Marta.
1984, he wrote the theme song "Only One Dream" for the Winter Olympics.
65438-0985 performed in the Soviet Union, becoming the first American singer to perform in the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Its record was released in 2007.
1986 performed in Ireland, with video of the performance, but it was never officially released. In the same year, he wrote a song "Fly for Me" to commemorate all the members of the space shuttle Challenger, which was included in the album "One World". In the same year, with the Soviet singer Alexander Grassky (александрарасаскдк)
1988, married Australian singer and actress Cassandra Delaney, and gave birth to a daughter after taking medicine to cure infertility.
1989 released the single "Plant Conservation Tree", calling on everyone to plant as many trees as possible.
1992, domestic concert.
1993, divorced from Cassandra Delaney.
1995, he held a concert to save endangered wild animals in February. In the same year, he composed two new songs, Healing Time and Wandering Soul, and sang them at a concert in August. But unfortunately, neither song was released.
1997, Jacques Coustau died. He composed a song "Blue Water World" specially for Coustau and sang it in June. But before the song was released, he died in a plane crash in California Bay at the age of 53. Two weeks before his death, he held his last big concert with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, and the last unreleased song "Go Home" became his swan song.