John Denver’s first marriage was to Annie Martell. She was the subject of his classic ballad ‘Annie’s Song’, which he wrote in just 10 minutes while sitting on a Colorado ski lift.
He said: “I’ll tell you the best thing about me. I’m some guy’s dad; I’m some little gal’s dad. When I die, Zachary John and Anna Kate’s father, boy, that’s enough for me to be remembered by. That’s more than enough”.
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Denver and Martell divorced in 1982. He later said that his career demands drove them apart.
He later married Australian actress Cassandra Delaney in 1988. They couple had a daughter, Jesse Belle.
However, they separated in 1991 and divorced in 1993.