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JOHN DENVER

John Denver (real name Henry John Deutschendorf Jr) was an American folk singer, actor and environmentalist. He was born in 1943 at Roswell, New Mexico and died in 1997 in a plane crash. As a child he was bought an acoustic guitar by his grandfather, and after learning to play it appeared at Leadbetter's night club in West Los Angeles before getting a break replacing the departing Chad Mitchell in the Chad Mitchell Trio, staying with the group until going solo in 1969. From 1969 until 1975 he was a major-selling artist in the country and pop charts. In 1970 he started acting, appearing in an episode of the television drama 'McCloud' before starring in the 1977 film 'Oh God' after which he devoted more attention to politics, specialising in environmental issues.
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