The Legend of John Denver 约翰·丹佛传奇

John Denver was one of the most popular musical artists during the 1970s. He was known for his songs about the beauty of nature. He was also a human rights and environmental activist.

He was born Henry John Deutschendorf， Junior in 1943 in Roswell， New Mexico. Johns grandmother gave him his first musical instrument when he was seven years old. When he began performing， he changed his last name to Denver.

In 1965， John Denver joined the band called the Chad Mitchell Trio. He later left the group to perform alone. His first hit record was Take Me Home， Country Road in 1971.

He had a very successful career with hit songs like “Sunshine On My Shoulders”， “Annies Song” and “Thank God Im A Country Boy”. This song， “Rocky Mountain High”， is one of the official songs of Colorado.

John Denver sold more than ten million albums around the world. He received many music industry awards. He is the most famous musician in the history of American music. He used his popularity to support environmental causes. He started an environmental education and research center.

In 1997， John Denver was killed at the age of 54 when the plane he was piloting crashed.

約翰·丹佛是20世纪70年代最受欢迎的音乐艺术家之一，以演唱描述自然之美的歌曲著名，他同时也是一位人权以及环境保护主义运动家。

约翰·丹佛1943年出生于美国的新墨西哥州罗斯维尔城，原名亨利·约翰·得奇道夫二世。7岁时，祖母送给他第一件乐器。他开始表演生涯后，改名为丹佛。

1965年，约翰·丹佛加入乐队查德·米歇尔三重唱。后来他离开乐队单飞，于1971年发行第一张热销唱片《乡村路带我回家》。

约翰·丹佛因演唱的《肩上阳光》《安妮的歌曲》《感谢上帝我是个乡下孩子》等曲目红遍美国。丹佛的歌曲《高高的洛基山上》是科罗拉多州的官方歌曲之一。

约翰·丹佛的唱片全球销量过千万，获奖无数，在美国音乐史上他的地位无人可敌。他利用自己的影响力支持环保事业，建立了环境保护教育和研究中心。

1997年，约翰·丹佛因飞机失事身亡，终年54岁。