Moved to Los Angeles, CA

Career began after winning the spot as the replacement lead singer for the Chad Mitchell Trio

Signed recording deal as a solo artist

Moved to Aspen, CO

Father taught him to fly

Co-founded a non-profit enviromental education and research center, the Windstar Foundation

Feature debut in George Burn's comedy "Oh God"

Hosted the Grammy Awards telecast

Starred in ABC TV special "John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together"

Toured the Soviet Union as the first American performance artist

Appeared in CBS tv movie "Foxfire" with Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn

Walked away uninjured in an April plane accident in northern Arizona

First artist from the West to do a multi-city tour in China

Failed roadside sobriety test in mid-August while driving home from a restaurant in Aspen CO; charged with driving while intoxicated; released to the custody of a friend

Arrested on a second drunken-driving charge; trial ended in a hung jury; second trial was to take place in 1998

First artist from the West to perform multi-city tours in Vietnam

Founded Plant It 2000

Filmed last screen role in the direct-to-video release "Walking Thunder" (released 1997)