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102 C A R M E L M A G A Z I N E • S U M M E R / F A L L 2 0 2 0 John Denver Though he lived in the Carmel Highlands, singer-songwriter-actor John Denver is sadly also famous for having died here. The "Rocky Mountain High" singer perished when his plane crashed near Pacific Grove in 1997. Photo: PictureLux / The Hollywood Archive / Alamy Stock Photo Sammy Hagar Not many know that Sammy Hagar was born in Monterey. He returns to the Peninsula frequently. "It's a very spiritual place," Hagar, aka The Red Rocker, says. A lifelong car guy, he attends the Monterey Peninsula's Car Week events when possible. Photo: Richard McCaffrey / Getty Images