What is John Denver?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = John Denver | Img = John Denver 1974.jpg | Img_alt = | Img_capt = John Denver in 1974. | Img_size = | Landscape = | Background = solo_singer | Birth_name = Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. | Alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1943|12|31|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Roswell, New Mexico]], [[United States]] | Origin = | death_date = {{Death date and age|1997|10|12|1943|12|31|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Monterey Bay]], [[California]], United States | Instrument = [[Singing|Vocals]], [[guitar]], [[piano]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[violin]] | Genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[folk music|folk]], pop | Occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[instrumentalist]], [[record producer]], [[composer]], [[activist]], [[actor]] | Years_active = 1962–1997 | Label = [[Mercury Records|Mercury]], [[RCA]], [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]], [[Windstar Records|Windstar]], [[Sony Wonder]] | Associated_acts = [[The John Denver Band]], [[The Back Porch Majority]], [[The New Christy Minstrels]], [[Chad Mitchell Trio]], [[The Muppets]], [[Olivia Newton-John]], [[Plácido Domingo]], [[Emmylou Harris]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Tina Turner]], [[Glen Campbell]] | URL = http://www.johndenver.com/ | Notable_instruments = | Current_members = | Past_members = }} '''Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.''' (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997) was an [[Americans|American]] [[musician]] and [[songwriter]]. He was of [[Germany|German]] and [[Irish people|Irish]] [[ancestry]]. He was very popular in the [[1970s]]. He died when the plane he was flying crashed in California.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Music of John Denver - John Denver {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-music-of-john-denver-mw0000825709|accessdate=2020-04-22|language=en-us}}</re