john-denver

John Denver is a popular artist and musician who has touched many people with his songs. A lot of them have roots in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was born in Roswell in New Mexico. He fell in love with Colorado and eventually settled in Aspen. Denver's state anthems inspired numerous people to go to Colorado. G. Brown, curator of Colorado Music Hall of Fame declared it was because John Denver is the only artist to represent Colorado. Denver was the very one of the first Hall of Fame inductee in 2011. He is the face of Colorado for many people across the globe. In all my travels I've encountered many individuals who do not hail from Colorado. People will declare, "Oh John Denver!" when they hear that you are from Colorado. 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 wrote the track in the name of Johnny Cash but Denver recognized the potential of the single after hearing it first. A few days after the performance to a throng of fans on the streets of Washington D.C., the performer recorded the track.