john-denver

John Denver became a star thanks to the folk songs that he wrote, many of them situated in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was born Henry John Deutschedorf in Roswell located in the state of New Mexico,, was in Love with Colorado. The place he settled was Aspen. Denver's popular songs about his adopted state brought many people to Colorado. G. Brown the curator of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame declared the following: John Denver was by far one of the top musicians who was a symbol of Colorado. Denver was the first Hall of Fame ever to be inducted. Denver is today Colorado's international image. In all my travels I've encountered many individuals who do not hail from Colorado. People will say, "Oh John Denver!" When they hear you are from Colorado. Brown stated. Take Me Home Country Roads is the only Denver Top 10 Hit as a solo artist after having worked with small folk groups. The song was written with Bill Danoff. Danoff wrote the track for Johnny Cash but Denver recognized the song's potential when he first heard it. He recorded it just a few days following having performed at Washington D.C. before an audience that was very enthusiastic.