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After starting his recording career with the Chad Mitchell Trio, Denver’s "Leaving on a Jet Plane” became a chart topper for [[Peter, Paul & Mary]] in 1969.

After starting his recording career with the Chad Mitchell Trio, Denver’s "Leaving on a Jet Plane” became a chart topper for [[Peter, Paul & Mary]] in 1969.

Changing his last name to “[[Denver]]” in honor of his favorite city, he recorded hundreds of songs with more than 30 landing on the Hit Parade of best sellers, starting with top-five hits “Take Me Home, Country Roads” in the summer of 1971 and “Rocky Mountain High” a year later.  “Back Home Again” in 1974 and “Calypso” in 1975 also entered the top five.

Changing his last name to “[[Denver]]” in honor of his favorite city, he recorded hundreds of songs with more than 30 landing on the Hit Parade of best sellers, starting with top-five hits “Take Me Home, Country Roads” in the summer of 1971 and “Rocky Mountain High” a year later.  “Back Home Again” in 1974 and “[[Calypso (song)|Calypso]]” in 1975 also entered the top five (the latter being originally a B-side single).

Topping the charts with “Sunshine On My Shoulders” in 1974, his “Annie’s Song” followed in that same year. In 1975 both “Thank God I’m A Country Boy” and “I’m Sorry” were also #1 worldwide.

Topping the charts with “Sunshine On My Shoulders” in 1974, his “Annie’s Song” followed in that same year. In 1975 both “Thank God I’m A Country Boy” and “I’m Sorry” were also #1 worldwide.