Zginął w katastrofie lotniczej swojego samolotu Rutan Long-EZ nad Pacific Grove.
Dyskografia
Albumy Rhymes and Reasons (1969) Take Me to Tomorrow (1970) Whose Garden Was This? (1970) Poems, Prayers and Promises (1971) Aerie (1972) Rocky Mountain High (1972) Farewell Andromeda (1973) Back Home Again (1974) Windsong (1975) Spirit (1976) I Want to Live (1977) John Denver (1979) Autograph (1980) Some Days are Diamonds (1981) Seasons of the Heart (1982) It's About Time (1983) Dreamland Express (1985) One World (1986) Higher Ground (1989) Earth Songs (1990) The Flower That Shattered the Stone (1990) Different Directions (1991) All Aboard! (1997)
Single "Take Me Home, Country Roads" (1971) "Friends with You" (1971) "Everyday" (1972) "Goodbye Again" (1972) "Rocky Mountain High" (1972) "I'd Rather Be a Cowboy" (1973) "Farewell Andromeda (Welcome to My Morning)" (1973) "Please, Daddy" (1973) "Sunshine on My Shoulders" (1974) "Annie's Song" (1974) "Back Home Again" (1974) "Sweet Surrender" (1974) "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (1975) "I'm Sorry" (1975) "Calypso" (1975) "Fly Away" (1975) "Christmas for Cowboys" (1975) "Looking for Space" (1976) "It Makes Me Giggle" (1976) "Like a Sad Song" (1976) "Baby, You Look Good to Me Tonight" (1976) "My Sweet Lady" (1977) "How Can I Leave You