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 new Mexico, but discovered love for Colorado. The singer-songwriter eventually made his way to Aspen. Denver's popular songs about his new home state drew many tourists to Colorado. I don't think there's any other performer who embodies Colorado like John Denver said G. Brown curator of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Denver was the Hall of Fame's first to be inducted into the hall. Denver is today Colorado's international image. When I travel, I always encounter someone on the other side of the world one who is from New Zealand and you say "I'm originally from Colorado and the first thing that comes out of their mouths is Oh John Denver! Brown stated. Take Me Home Country Roads, co-written by Bill Danoff and Denver after his brief career with folk bands which was Denver's first Top 10 solo hit. Danoff composed the tune for Johnny Cash but Denver recognized its potential the moment he heard it for the first time. The song was first recorded several weeks after that Washington D.C. performance.