Let's make this birthday one to remember.

81 years old (Born on December 31, 1943)

Happy birthday, John Denver! Thank God you're a country boy who's had us joyfully stomping our boots and singing along for decades. Whether it's your iconic "Take Me Home, Country Roads" or the timeless humor in "Thank God I'm a Country Boy," your music continues to warm hearts—and makes everyone secretly wish they could yodel.

From strumming heartfelt melodies on mountain peaks to lighting up screens with friendliness as Jerry Landers in "Oh, God!," you've always charmed effortlessly through both song and screen. Here's hoping today includes plenty of sunshine, laughter, good friends around you—and absolutely no rocky mountain lows!