john-denver

Singer-songwriter John Denver touched millions of fans and became a star by his folk-inspired pop hits with a lot of them being set in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was born Henry John Deutschedorf of Roswell in New Mexico fell in Love with Colorado. He settled in Aspen. Denver's songs that he sang about his state of origin encouraged many to move to Colorado. G. Brown the curator of Colorado Music Hall of Fame has stated that John Denver was the best performer in capturing Colorado. Denver was the Hall of Fame's first to be inducted into the hall. Today, he is seen as the embodiment of Colorado by people all over the world. When you encounter people from different countries, such as New Zealanders, and they declare "I am from Colorado" and they immediately respond with Oh John Denver. Brown said. Take Me Home Country Roads, co-written by Bill Danoff and Denver after his brief involvement with folk bands it was Denver's debut Top 10 solo hit. Danoff had originally written the tune with Johnny Cash's music in head, however Denver knew from the first time he heard initial versions that it was going to be an instant success. The song was performed at Washington D.C. to a huge crowd, the singer recorded it just days later.