john-denver

John Denver was a superstar performer who influenced millions of people by his popular-folk hits Many of them were based in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. is a Mexican-born singer-songwriter who fell in adore with Colorado. Denver's iconic anthems for Colorado have been a major influence on many to make the move to Colorado. There isn't another performer that embodies Colorado like John Denver said G. Brown curator of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Denver was the first Hall of Fame ever to be inducted. He has become the personification of the state to many people across the globe. People you meet in different countries, such as New Zealanders. They ask them "I come from Colorado" then they immediately react with Oh John Denver. Brown declared. Take Me Home Country Roads is Denver's only Top 10 Hit as a Solo Artist after working within small Folk Music groups. The track was written with Bill Danoff. Danoff initially wrote the song using Johnny Cash's songs in mind, but Denver realized from the first time he heard first versions of the song that it would be a big popular. The song was first recorded several weeks after that Washington D.C. performance.