john-denver

Singer and songwriter John Denver touched millions of people, and achieved superstar status through his pop-folk songs based on folk, with a lot of them being set in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was raised in Roswell New Mexico. He fell in love Colorado. He eventually settled in Aspen. Denver's national anthems to his adopted state have attracted many people to Colorado. I can't think of another performer that embodies Colorado like John Denver said G. Brown director of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. Denver was the very first Hall of Fame inductee in 2011. He is now the international face of Colorado. When I travel, you are likely to meet people from opposite sides of the planet. For example an individual from New Zealand. And when you say that you are Colorado-based, Colorado you will get "Oh John Denver!" Brown explained. Take Me Home Country Roads was one of Denver's top 10 singles after performing with small folk music bands. It was co-written and produced by Bill Danoff. Danoff wrote the track for Johnny Cash but Denver recognized its potential the moment he heard it for the first time. The singer recorded the song just a few days later when he performed it in front of the awe-inspiring crowd at Washington D.C.