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    • Apr 15, 1920
    Henry John "Dutch" Deutschendorf is born in Washita County, Oklahoma. His son, John Denver, becomes one of the best-selling artists of the 20th century
    Jan 5, 1922
    Erma Louise Swope is born in Beggs, Oklahoma. Her son, John Deutschendorf Jr., rises to fame under the stage name John Denver
    Dec 31, 1943
    Singer/songwriter John Denver is born in Roswell, New Mexico. He straddles pop and country music in the mid-1970s, making him a controversial winner of the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year award for 1975
    Oct 9, 1965
    John Denver performs at New York's Carnegie Hall as a member of the folk act The Chad Mitchell Trio
    Jun 9, 1967
    John Denver marries Annie Martell, the namesake of his 1974 hit "Annie's Song"
    Nov 15, 1969
    Pete Seeger and 500,000 demonstrators sing "Give Peace A Chance" in a Vietnam War protest at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The Earl Scruggs Revue--with Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs and Charlie Daniels--plays "Foggy Mountain Breakdown." Also appearing: John Denver, Arlo Guthrie and Peter, Paul & Mary
    Dec 30, 1969
    Peter, Paul & Mary earn a gold single from the RIAA with a song written by John Denver, "Leaving On A Jet Plane"
    Jan 15, 1970
    Tom Jones sings John Denver's "Leavin' On A Jet Plane" on his ABC variety show "This Is Tom Jones." His guests include The Rascals and comedian George Gobel
    Oct 16, 1970
    The RIAA awards a gold album to "10 Years Together/The Best Of Peter, Paul & Mary." Its contents include the John Denver-penned pop hit "Leaving On A Jet Plane"
    Dec 30, 1970
    John Denver and co-writers Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert perform "Take Me Home, Country Roads" publicly for the first time at the Cellar Door in Washington, D.C.
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