john-denver

John Denver, a singer-songwriter from Colorado that specialized in folk pop music touched the hearts of millions. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was born Henry John Germandorf from Roswell located in the state of New Mexico,, was in Love with Colorado. He settled in Aspen. Many people traveled towards Colorado after hearing Denver's popular anthems to his adopted state. G. Brown of Colorado Music Hall of Fame, the curator of this hall of fame said: "I don't believe there is another performer that embodies Colorado like John Denver." Denver was the Hall of Fame's first ever inductee. Many consider Denver to be the image of Colorado. When you encounter people from different countries, such as New Zealanders. They tell them "I come Colorado" and they say "I am from Colorado" And they reply with "Oh John Denver. Brown declared. Take Me Home Country Roads was co-written by Bill Danoff - was Denver's first Top 10 single as a solo performer after a brief time in small folk groups. Danoff had originally written the tune to Johnny Cash's tune in mind, but Denver knew from the first time he heard the first versions of the song that it was going to be an instant success. The song was first recorded a few weeks after the Washington D.C. performance.