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    • Jul 29, 1997
    Legacy releases "The Best Of John Denver Live"
    Aug 26, 1997
    Sony Wonder releases John Denver's album "All Aboard!" The train-themed children's project includes such songs as "City Of New Orleans," "Waiting For A Train" and "Freight Train Boogie"
    Sep 20, 1997
    John Denver sings "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" during the seventh-inning stretch at Camden Yards in Baltimore, where baseball's Orioles slam the Detroit Tigers, 12-8
    Oct 5, 1997
    John Denver delivers what proves to be his final concert at Selena Auditorium in Corpus Christi, Texas, singing "Calypso" during the encore
    Oct 12, 1997
    Singer/songwriter John Denver dies in a plane crash near Monterey, California, when the engine quits on the test plane he's piloting. Denver leaves a string of folk-tinged pop-country hits, including "Thank God I'm A Country Boy," "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Annie's Song" and "Back Home Again"
    Oct 15, 1997
    The Baltimore Orioles pay tribute to John Denver during the seventh-inning stretch when they host the Cleveland Indians at Camden Yards. They flash Denver's picture on the scoreboard while playing "Thank God I'm A Country Boy," which they've played since 1979. The Indians win, 1-0, in 11 innings
    Oct 17, 1997
    More than 2,000 people cram into Faith Presbyterian Church in Aurora, Colorado, for the funeral of John Denver
    Oct 18, 1997
    Six days after John Denver's death, Vince Gill honors the singer by performing "Take Me Home, Country Roads" on the Grand Ole Opry
    Oct 27, 1997
    "The Life & Death Of A Country Boy": Weeks after he perished in a plane crash, the late John Denver is featured on the cover of People magazine
    Nov 12, 1997
    Exactly one month after his death, John Denver collects his first RIAA-certified gold album in 14 years, for "The Wildlife Concert"
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