john-denver

Singer-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. was born in Roswell in New Mexico. He fell in love Colorado and moved to Aspen. Denver's iconic anthems for Colorado have been a major influence on many to move to the state. G. Brown the curator of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame said that John Denver was by far one of the top musicians who was a symbol of Colorado. Denver is the Hall of Fames' first inductee, was honored with this honor in 2011. He has become the personification of Colorado to the many people across the globe. On my journeys around the world, I've met a lot of people who are not from Colorado. People will declare, "Oh John Denver!" when they hear that you're from Colorado. Brown said. Take Me Home Country Roads is the only Denver Top 10 Hit as a solo artist after having worked with small folk groups. The track was written with Bill Danoff. Danoff wrote the tune in the spirit of Johnny Cash, but Denver was able to hear an early version and knew the song would be a top 10 hit. The song was recorded just a few days following playing on stage in Washington D.C. before an crowd that was extremely enthusiastic.