john-denver

John Denver, a singer-songwriter of Colorado who was a specialist in folk pop music has touched the hearts of millions. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was born Henry John Deutschedorf in Roswell near New Mexico, was in Love with Colorado. He moved to Aspen. Many people took the road through Colorado due to Denver's famous tunes for the state he was raised in. G. Brown, curator of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame declared that John Denver is the only performer to embody Colorado. Denver is the Hall of Fames' initial inductee, was honoured with this honor in 2011. He is now the international face of Colorado. People you meet in other countries, like New Zealanders, and they tell them "I come Colorado" and they say "I am from Colorado" and they immediately react with "Oh John Denver. Brown said. Take Me Home Country Roads - cowritten with Bill Danoff - was Denver's first Top 10 single as a solo performer after a brief period in small folk ensembles. Danoff composed the tune for Johnny Cash but Denver recognized its potential the moment he heard it for the first time. Danoff recorded the track only a few days afterward following a performance to the awe-inspiring crowd at Washington D.C.