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. is a native of New Mexico. musician and singer who fell in love with Colorado. Denver's national anthems to his adopted state have drawn many to Colorado. I don't think there's any other performer who embodies Colorado such as John Denver said G. Brown curator of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Denver was a member of the Hall of Fame as its the first member in 2011. Denver has become the image of Colorado to many all over the world. In my travels I've had the pleasure of meeting people who are from New Zealand or the other side. If you inform people you're from Colorado the first words they'll say is"Oh John Denver. Brown explained. Denver's first Top 10 hit as a solo artist after a brief time in folk-based group was Take Me Home Country Roads composed by Bill Danoff. Danoff had Johnny Cash as the inspiration for the track, however Denver discovered that it was destined to be a huge hit after it was discovered that an earlier version. A few days after performing to an excited audience in Washington D.C., the artist recorded the song.