john-denver

John Denver is a popular performer and songwriter that has influenced many with his songs. Many of these have roots in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was born in Roswell, New Mexico. He fell in love Colorado and eventually settled in Aspen. Many people traveled towards Colorado due to Denver's famous anthems to his adopted state. G. Brown the curator of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame said that John Denver was the best artist to capture Colorado. In 2011, Denver was selected as the Hall of fame's first inductee. Denver is viewed as the embodiment of Colorado by people across the world. On my trips I've encountered people from New Zealand or the other side. If you say you're from Colorado the first words they'll use are Oh John Denver. Brown said. Take Me Home Country Roads composed by Bill Danoff and Denver after his brief stint in a folk group which was Denver's first Top 10 solo hit. Danoff wrote the song along with Johnny Cash in mind but once Denver first heard the song he knew right away the song was likely to become one of the top hits. A few days after performing to a packed audience at Washington D.C., the musician recorded the track.