john-denver

John Denver was a superstar artist who was a hit by his popular-folk hits Many of them were based in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. is a New Mexican born artist and songwriter who fell in love with Colorado. Denver's state anthems inspired people to travel to Colorado. G. Brown of Colorado Music Hall of Fame, the director of this hall of fame said: "I don't believe there any other performer who embodies Colorado in the same way as John Denver." Denver is the Hall of Fame's initial inductee, was honoured by the honor in 2011. Today he personifies the state for all people. In my journeys, you come across someone on the opposite side of the world one of New Zealand and you say "I'm from Colorado and the first word that comes out of their mouth is"Oh John Denver! Brown stated. Take Me Home Country Roads, co-written by Bill Danoff and Denver after his brief time in folk groups and was his debut Top 10 solo hit. Danoff wrote the song along with Johnny Cash in mind but when Denver was introduced to an earlier version it was clear that the song could be an instant hit. The song was recorded within a couple of days of having performed at Washington D.C. before an crowd that was extremely enthusiastic.