Following the property settlement, Denver nearly choked Martell. In a 1983 interview shown in the documentary John Denver: Country Boy (2013), Denver said that career demands drove them apart Martell said they were too young and immature to deal with Denver’s sudden success. That’s more than enough”. Zachary was the subject of “A Baby Just Like You”, a song that included the line “Merry Christmas, little Zachary” and which he wrote for Frank Sinatra.ĭenver and Annie Martell divorced in 1982. When I die, Zachary John and Anna Kate’s father, boy, that’s enough for me to be remembered by. I’m some guy’s dad I’m some little gal’s dad. He lived in Aspen continuously until his death. Annie Martell and her husband Denvers adopted a boy, Zachary John, and a girl, Anna Kate, who, Denver said, were “meant to be” theirs.ĭenver once said, “I’ll tell you the best thing about me. After the success of “Rocky Mountain High”, inspired by a camping trip with Annie and some friends, Denver bought a residence in Aspen, Colorado. They lived in Edina, Minnesota, from 1968 to 1971. He composed the song in only ten minutes as he sat on a Colorado ski lift after the couple had an argument. “Annie’s Song” also went to number one on the Easy Listening chart.
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It was his second number-one song in the United States, occupying that spot for two weeks in July 1974. The song was released as a single from Denver’s album, Back Home Again. One of John Denver’s biggest hits, “ Annie’s Song“, was written for her. Their marriage was an inspiration for many young fans. They got married in a beautiful ceremony in the presence of their friends, family, and loved ones. The couple dated for a while and tied the knot in 1967. Peter, Minnesota, where she was a student. How did the two former love birds meet? She met John Denver at Gustavus Adolphus College, in St.