john-denver

John Denver, a singer-songwriter of Colorado that specialized in folk-pop music inspired millions of people. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was born Henry John Deutschedorf at Roswell near New Mexico fell in love with Colorado. He settled in Aspen. Denver's national anthems to his adopted state has drawn a lot of people to Colorado. G. Brown, curator of Colorado Music Hall of Fame declared it was because John Denver is the only artist to represent Colorado. In 2011 Denver was named the Hall of Fame's first inductee. Denver is today the face of Colorado on the world stage. When you encounter people from other nations, for instance New Zealanders, and they tell them "I am originally from Colorado" And they immediately reply with Oh John Denver. Brown explained. Take Me Home Country Roads was one of Denver's top 10 singles after he performed with smaller folk groups. It was co-written by and produced by Bill Danoff. Danoff wrote the track for Johnny Cash but Denver recognized the potential of the single after hearing it first. The song was recorded by the singer only a few days afterward when he performed it in front of the awe-inspiring crowd at Washington D.C.