john-denver

Singer and songwriter John Denver touched millions of people, and achieved superstar status through his pop-folk songs based on folk, most of which were based in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was born Henry John Deutschedorf from Roswell located in the state of New Mexico,, fell in Love with Colorado. The place he settled was Aspen. A few beat a path through Colorado due to Denver's famous anthems to his adopted state. There isn't any other performer who embodies Colorado like John Denver said G. Brown curator of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Denver was the very initial Hall of Fame inductee in 2011. Today, he is Colorado's international image. People you meet in other countries, like New Zealanders and tell them "I come originally from Colorado" then they instantly react with "Oh John Denver. Brown said. Take Me Home Country Roads was co-written by Bill Danoff and Denver after his brief time in folk groups and was his debut Top 10 solo hit. Danoff used Johnny Cash as the inspiration for the song, but Denver discovered that it was destined to be a huge hit after the song was first heard by him. He recorded it a couple of days after playing in Washington D.C. before an large crowd who were very appreciative.