The country roads of John Denver’s life don’t lead home to West Virginia, Colorado, or the mountains – rather to a small farming community in west-central Oklahoma called Corn (formerly spelled “Korn”).

Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), [3] known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s and one of the best selling artists in that decade. [4] .

DENVER, JOHN (1943-1997) John Denver was a popular entertainer and songwriter whose music exalted simple living and the natural beauty of the American West. He was born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. in Roswell, New Mexico, on December 31, 1943.

John Denver wasn't born in Oklahoma, but its where both sides of his family were from! His father, Henry John Deutschendorf, Sr. was from Washita County south of Clinton, Oklahoma and his mother, Erma Louise Swope was from Tulsa. They were …

John Denver often told stories about this trip through the years at concerts. Wrote Shanghai Breezes while on this trip, 07/30/81 Morrison, Colorado, Red Rocks Amphitheater

Oct 12, 1997 · John Denver was an American singer-songwriter known for his folk music and environmental activism.

American singer and songwriter John Denver (1943–1997) gained international popularity in the 1970s with pleasant, well-crafted songs, many of them extolling the beauties and the spiritual gifts of the natural world.

Denver’s grandparents, John and Anna (Koop) Deutschendorf, lived on a farm near Corn, Okla., and attended the Corn Mennonite Brethren Church. Denver’s ancestry on his grandmother’s side has a unique history in the annals of Mennonite migrations throughout the world.

Get the John Denver Setlist of the concert at Jim Norick Arena, Oklahoma City, OK, USA on October 26, 1974 and other John Denver Setlists for free on setlist.fm!

Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. (John Denver) An interesting story of an Air Force Military Brat who was given a guitar from his Grandma, in order to help him with his shyness, who went on to sing songs filled with the nature and imagery of the World around us.