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1、Oneoftheworld'sbest-knownandbest-lovedperformers,JohnDenverearnedinternationalacclaimasasongwriter,performer,actor,environmentalistandhumanitarian.John’smusichasspannedthreedecades,outlastedcountlessmusicaltrends,andgarnerednumerousmusicawardsandhonors,includinga1996Induc
2、tionintotheSongwriter’sHallofFame,andin1993,theprestigiousAlbertSchweitzerMusicaward.ThesonofaU.SAirForceofficer,John’sartisticjourneybeganafterthefamilymovedtoTucson,whereatageeleven,hewasgivenhisgrandmother’sguitar.Johneventuallytookupguitarlessonsandjoinedaboy’schoir,w
3、hichledhimatage20totakemattersintohisownhandsandpursuehisdreamofacareerinmusic.In1963hestruckoutonhisown,movingtoLosAngelestobeintheheartoftheburgeoningmusicscene.ItwasduringthistimethatHenryJohnDeutschendorfJr.wasurgedbyfriendstochangehisnameifarecordingcareerwastobeinhi
4、sfuture.HisfriendssuggestedthenameJohnSommerville,butheultimatelytookhisstagenamefromthebeautifulRockyMountaincapitalcityofColorado,hishomestate.
