john-denver

Singer and songwriter John Denver touched millions of people. He also achieved the status of a superstar through his pop-folk songs based on folk, with a lot of them being set in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was born in Roswell in New Mexico. He fell in love Colorado and moved to Aspen. Denver's songs for his home state has drawn a lot of people to Colorado. G. Brown the curator of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame declared the following: John Denver was by far one of the top musicians who was a symbol of Colorado. Denver was a member of the Hall of Fame as its first member in 2011. To many, Denver is the symbol of Colorado. In my travels I've encountered people from New Zealand or the other side. When you tell that you're from Colorado the first words they'll say is Oh John Denver. Brown said. Take Me Home Country Roads was one of Denver's top 10 hits after performing with small folk music bands. It was co-written and recorded by Bill Danoff. Danoff had Johnny Cash as the inspiration for the track, however Denver recognized that the song could be a huge hit after he heard an earlier version. He recorded it within a couple of days of having performed at Washington D.C. before an crowd that was extremely enthusiastic.