John Denver. Annie's Song / Cool An' Green An' Shady

John Denver released this 45 rpm record in 1974 and this single went up the charts to number one on Billboards Hot 100 List. Denver was born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. in 1943. This very talented singer songwriter, record producer, actor, activist and humanitarian enjoyed his greatest commercial success as a solo artist. Denver began his music career with folk music groups during the late 1960s. Denver recorded and released approximately 300 songs, about 200 of which he composed, with total sales of over 33 million records worldwide. Denver's music appeared on a variety of charts, including country music, the Billboard Hot 100 and adult contmporary earning him twelve gold and four paltinum albums with his signature songs: Annie's Song, Take Me Home Country Roads, Rocky Mountain High, Thank God I'm A Country Boy and Sunshine On My Shoulders.    In 1969, Denver started to pursue a solo career and released his first album for RCA Records called Rhymes & Reasons. Two years prior, Den