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🎵🎵In the last episode of Roots Music History, I gave you a short introduction to John Denver. We talked about his childhood and how he got into flying and music. In today's episode - we deep dive. Or should I say - nose dive? Into that fateful day and everything that led up to it when on October 12, 1997, John Denver took his final flight. Fair warning - some of these details may surprise you...and even anger you.🎵🎵Important Dates Leading Up to the Crash:-1993 Divorce-August 1993 DUI-August 1994 DUI-June 1995 Criminal Charge Dismissed-October 1995 FAA sends warning letter to abstain from alcohol- June 1996 FAA revokes medical certificate & pilot's license-July 1997 A (possibly lethal?) Legal Appeal is filed and tried - ends with hung jury-Sep 1997 Denver Buys the Fateful Aircraft-Oct 1997 The Tragic CrashChapters:0:00-1:47 Introduction1:47-5:30 An Abnormal Upbringing5:30-6:41 Breaking the Speed of Sound Changes Things6:41-8:20 Events of 1966 Lay Important Groundwork8:20-10:29 Early 1970s Require More Efficient Travel & Airplane Purchases10:29-13:13 Denver’s Different Aircrafts & Golden Years13:13-16:24 Things Start Going South in Denver’s Life16:24-17:59 John’s 1st DUI in 199317:59-20:45 John’s 2nd DUI20:45-22:33 FAA steps in22:51-24:10 John Buys the fateful ‘Experimental’ Aircraft24:10-27:16 Dangerous Modifications27:16-29:37 Pre-Flight Check on October 12th29:37-30:44 John Denver’s Final Moments30:44-33:14 Intentional or Accidental? 33:14-35:45 A (Lethal?) Legal Appeal/Hung Jury 35:45-37:39 Headlines & Aftermath/Conclusion🎶 Roots Music History | Music Journalist & YouTube Podcaster 🎶🎸Stories of Divine Music Intervention 🎸*Member of the US Press Association* 🇺🇸On ROOTS, we dig up the roots that grew your favorite music. Through hours of research, reading old newspapers, and deep diving into various interviews, we are here to give you the real, un-filtered story.✅buymeacoffee.com/rootsmusic✅ General Merchandise Store👉https://www.youtube.com/@ROOTSMUSICHISTORY/store✅ FOLLOW ROOTS🎸YouTube: https://bit.ly/429ZPoO🎸Spotify: https://spoti.fi/44YtxPG🎸 Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3MSzMOy🎸Search @ROOTSMUSICHISTORY 🎸Follow on Instagram, too! https://www.instagram.com/rootsmusichistory🎹Binge Watch the ROOTS Music History Podcast🎹https://youtu.be/WAQR_C5X7u0✅Become a Roots Music History Member (Level 3 = Members Only Videos):🎸https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJg8X32rClhf_7M4oBlAjyA/join🔥For Collaboration and Business inquiries:🔥 📩 Email: [email protected] 🔥For Suggested Discographies & Other History in the Making🔥📩 Email: [email protected]: We do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of my publications. You acknowledge that you use the information I provide at your own risk. Do your research. Copyright Notice: This video and my YouTube channel contain dialog, music, and images that are the property of ROOTS MUSIC, LLC. You are authorized to share the video link and channel and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to my Youtube Channel is provided. © ROOTS MUSIC, LLC | MUSIC HISTORY PODCAST DOCUMENTARIES#music #history #documentary #podcast #inspirationalstory #success #guitarist #songwriter #musician #podcastshow #podcaster #rockandroll
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