john-denver

Singer-songwriter John Denver touched millions of people, and achieved superstar status through his pop-folk songs based on folk, many of them based in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was born in Roswell New Mexico. He fell in love Colorado. He later made his way to Aspen. A few took the road to Colorado following the Denver's cult songs for his home state. G. Brown of Colorado Music Hall of Fame, the hall's curator of fame said: "I don't believe there any other performer who embodies Colorado in the same way as John Denver." Denver was the Hall of Fame's first ever to be inducted. Denver is a symbol of the state to people around the world. Certainly in my travels you come across someone on the opposite part of the globe, or someone of New Zealand and you say "I'm from Colorado and the first word that comes out of their mouth is Oh John Denver! Brown said. Take Me Home Country Roads written by co-writer Bill Danoff - was Denver's first Top 10 single as a solo performer after a brief period in small folk ensembles. Danoff used Johnny Cash as the inspiration for the song, but Denver discovered that it was destined to become a smash hit when he heard an earlier version. The track was released just a few weeks after it was performed in Washington D.C. performance.