john-denver

Singer and songwriter John Denver touched millions of people and reached superstar status through his pop-folk songs based on folk, most of which were based in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. is a native of New Mexico. musician and singer who fell in love with Colorado. Denver's state anthems are a source of inspiration for people to travel 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. Denver was a member of the Hall of Fame as its first member in 2011. Denver is now the embodiment of the state to many people across the globe. When I travel, I always meet someone from the other end of the planet, one who is from New Zealand and you say 'I'm of Colorado and the first thing they say is Oh John Denver! Brown clarified. Take Me Home Country Roads is Denver's only Top 10 Hit as a solo artist after having worked in small Folk Music Groups. The song was composed by Bill Danoff. Danoff had originally written the tune using Johnny Cash's songs in mind, but Denver was aware from the very first time he heard early versions that the song would be a big success. The song was recorded by the singer only a few days afterward after performing it to crowds of enthusiastic fans at Washington D.C.