On Oct. 12, 1997, at the age of 53, singer, songwriter, humanitarian and environmentalist John Denver died when the plane he was flying crashed into the Pacific Ocean.
Denver recorded over 300 songs, 200 of which he composed. His music spanned the decades from the 1970s to the 1990s. He earned 12 gold and four platinum albums for his songs, “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” “Rocky Mountain High,” “Thank God I’m a Country Boy,” “Sunshine on My Shoulders” and “Annie’s Song,” among many others.
