john-denver

Singer and songwriter John Denver touched millions of people and reached superstar status by his folk-inspired pop hits many of them based in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was born in Roswell in New Mexico. He fell in love Colorado and settled in Aspen. Denver's state anthems are a hit and have drawn many people fans to Colorado. G. Brown the curator of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame has stated it was John Denver was the best singer to have captured Colorado. In the year 2011, Denver was selected as the Hall of Fame's very first inductee. He is the face of Colorado to a large number of people around the world. Through my travels I've met folks from New Zealand or the other side. If you inform them that you're from Colorado the first words they'll use are"Oh John Denver. Brown said. Denver's debut Top 10 hit as a solo artist after a short career performing in small folk music groups was Take Me Home Country Roads composed by Bill Danoff. Danoff wrote the song with Johnny Cash in mind but the moment Denver heard an early version immediately, he realized the track could become the next hit single. Danoff recorded the track within a couple of days following a performance to the awe-inspiring crowd at Washington D.C.