How did John Denver choose his stage name?

John Denver (Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr), chose his stage name using his middle name (John), and the capital of his favorite state (Denver, Colorado). read more

John Denver (Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr), chose his stage name using his middle name (John), and the capital of his favorite state (Denver, Colorado). Incidentally, John's nephew used to attend a school at which I taught in the Denver metro area in the late 80's. read more

California's folk and rock music scenes were growing rapidly in the early and middle 1960s, and in 1964 Denver dropped out of Texas Tech and moved to Los Angeles, making up the stage name John Denver to indicate a general attraction to the mountainous West. read more