john-denver

Singer and songwriter John Denver touched millions of people and reached superstar status with his folk-based pop songs many of them based in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. is a native of New Mexico. singer-songwriter who fell in adore with Colorado. More than a few people traveled towards Colorado following the Denver's cult songs for his home state. G. Brown, curator of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame stated the following: John Denver is the only artist to represent Colorado. Denver was a member of the Hall of Fame as its the first member in 2011. Denver has become the image of Colorado for many people all over the world. When I travel, I always come across someone on the opposite end of the planet, one of New Zealand and you say "I'm of Colorado and the very first thing that comes that comes out of their mouths is"Oh John Denver! Brown stated. Take Me Home Country Roads, co-written by Bill Danoff and Denver after his brief career in folk groups, was Denver's debut Top 10 solo hit. Danoff had originally written the tune with Johnny Cash's music in mind, but Denver was aware from the very first time he heard first versions of the song that it was going to be an instant hit. The song was recorded just a few days following playing in Washington D.C. before an large crowd who were very appreciative.