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- August 6, 1981; Rochester, NY, USA; John Denver performs at Rochester Community War Memorial. Mandatory Credit: Burr Lewis/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle via USA TODAY NETWORK/Sipa USA
- American singer John Denver, left, rendered a song about whales and handed over a petition to the International Whaling Commission's chairman, Mr T Asgeirsson of Iceland, as the 31st annual meeting of the commission opened at the Cafe Royal, London.
- American singer songwriter John Denver, circa 1975
- 1977 FILE PHOTO - Singer John Denver (R) is shown with co-star Terri Garr in a scene from their 1977 film "Oh God", which also starred George Burns. Denver, 53, was killed October 12 near Monterey, Caliornia when the single engine experimental airplane he was piloting crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Denver is best known for his songs "Rocky Mountain High" and "Take Me Home, Country Roads. DENVER
- In a private ceremony at the home of the groom, singer-songwriter Kenny Rogers is married to TV actress Marianne Gordon, Oct. 3, 1977 in Los Angeles. Congratulating the couple immediately after the ceremony is the Reverend James Davidson, father of singer John Davidson, who performed the marriage. From left: John Davidson, Glen Campbell, Marianne Gordon, Rogers, and John Denver. (AP Photo)
- John Denver performing at United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday evening, January 9, 1979 in New York, during taping of NBC-TV Special, "The Music for UNICEF concert." (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
- Pres. Jimmy Carter, center, meets with singer John Denver, right, in the Oval Office after interrupting a meeting with Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, left rear, Monday, Feb. 28, 1977, Washington, D.C. Florida Gov. Reubin Askew is at right. (AP Photo/Charles Tasnadi)
- Singer John Denver, left, actor Robert Redford, right, and his wife, Lola, are shown at the Consumer Action Now Awards in New York City on April 27, 1981. Lola Redford is president of the environmental group, and Redford is on hand to present one of the awards. Denver is receiving an award for his contribution to environmental causes. (AP Photo/David Bookstaver)
- Singer John Denver, is greeted by his mother Erma, left, as he arrives with his wife, Annie, at the Hammer Galleries in New York evening of Dec.1, 1980 for the opening of his photography show. Sixty color prints of landscapes and wildlife scenes will sell for $900 each, to benefit his Windstar Foundation which studies Ecology and Energy. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)
- Singer John Denver sings Christmas carols with Muppets Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy during the taping of a Christmas special for television in Los Angeles, Nov. 15, 1979. (AP Photo/George Brich)
- Singer John Denver holds his Grammy Awards in February 1982. Location unknown. (AP Photo)
- Singer John Denver, center, chats with cast members John Malkovich, left, and Gary Sinise, during intermission of a performance of Sam Shepard's play "True West", Jan. 14, 1983, in New York. (AP Photo/Nancy Kaye)
- Singer John Denver, left, New York City Mayor Ed Koch, center, and singer Placido Domingo pose backstage at Radio City Music Hall in New York, April 11, 1984. Denver performed before a soldout audience. (AP Photo)
- Singer John Denver, left, Placido Domingo, second left, Yves Montand andLionel Richie, right, appear at a dress rehearsal in New York, May 13, 1984 for the New York Metropolitan Opera's Spring Gala marking the close of the company's Centennial season. (AP Photo/Carlos Rene Perez)
- Singer John Denver, center laughs with the Dalai Lama, right, June 5, 1992 at the opening ceremonies of the parliamentary Earth Summit in Rio De Janeiro. The parliamentary Summit is running in conjunction with UN Conference on environment and development to "act as a bridge between official and non-governmental events", according to the program. (AP Photo/Eduardo Di Baia)
- FILE - Folk singer John Denver is shown in a undated file photo. The inspiration for Denver's massive hit "Take Me Home, Country Roads" wasn't anywhere in West Virginia, as the lyrics suggest, but rather a road in Montgomery County, Maryland. (AP Photo/File)