john-denver

John Denver is a popular performer and songwriter that has touched a multitude of people through his music. The majority of his hits were inspired by Colorado. Born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. in Roswell New Mexico he fell in love with Colorado and eventually settled in Aspen. Denver's state anthems, which are well-known, have attracted many visitors to Colorado. I don't think there's any other performer who embodies Colorado like John Denver said G. Brown director of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. In 2011 Denver was named the Hall of Fame's very first inductee. Today he personifies the state for all people. Through my travels I've met folks who are from New Zealand or the other side. If you say that you're from Colorado, the first words they say are"Oh John Denver. Brown declared. Take Me Home Country Roads written by Bill Danoff and Denver after his brief involvement with folk bands and was his debut Top 10 solo hit. Danoff initially wrote the song to Johnny Cash's tune in the back of his mind, however Denver was aware from the very first time he listened to the first versions of the song that it would become a major popular. Danoff recorded the track only a few days afterward when he performed it in front of an enthusiastic audience who were in Washington D.C.