john-denver

Singer and songwriter John Denver touched millions of people, and achieved superstar status with his folk-based pop songs most of which were based in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was raised in Roswell New Mexico. He fell in love Colorado. He eventually settled in Aspen. Denver's songs that he sang about his adopted state brought many people to Colorado. G. Brown the curator of Colorado Music Hall of Fame declared that John Denver was by far one of the top musicians who was a symbol of Colorado. Denver was a member of the Hall of Fame as its initial member in the year 2011. Today he personifies the state for all people. People you meet in different countries, such as New Zealanders. They say "I come Colorado" and they say "I am from Colorado" then they react with "Oh John Denver. Brown said. Take Me Home Country Roads, co-written by Bill Danoff and Denver after his brief stint with folk bands, was Denver's debut Top 10 solo hit. Danoff was credited with Johnny Cash as the inspiration for the song, but Denver recognized that the song could become a smash hit when it was discovered that an earlier version. A few days after the performance to a throng of fans at Washington D.C., the artist recorded the song.