john-denver

John Denver is a popular artist and musician who has been able to touch many with his songs. Most of his songs are based on Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was born in Roswell New Mexico. However, he fell in love Colorado. The singer-songwriter eventually settled in Aspen. Denver's most popular songs about his home state drew many tourists to Colorado. G. Brown, curator of Colorado Music Hall of Fame said the following: John Denver is the only musician to truly embody Colorado. Denver was the very initial Hall of Fame inductee in the year 2011. He is the face of Colorado for a lot of people across the globe. Through my many travels, I've met a lot of non-Colorado residents. Colorado. They will declare, "Oh John Denver!" When they hear you're from Colorado. Brown explained. Take Me Home Country Roads is the only Denver Top 10 Hit as a Solo Artist after working with small folk groups. The song was composed by Bill Danoff. Danoff initially wrote the song using Johnny Cash's songs in mind, but Denver realized from the first moment he listened to the first versions of the song that it could be a huge hit. The song was recorded just two weeks following it was performed in Washington D.C. performance.