john-denver

John Denver became a star with the folk-based songs he composed, the majority of them located in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was born Henry John Germandorf at Roswell located in the state of New Mexico,, was in love with Colorado. The place he settled was Aspen. More than a few people beat a path through Colorado due to Denver's famous tunes for the state he was raised in. G. Brown, curator of the Colorado Music Hall of Fame said it was because John Denver is the only artist to represent Colorado. Denver was the one of the first Hall of Fame inductee in 2011. He is now the international face of Colorado. In all my travels I've met a lot of individuals who do not hail from Colorado. People will beg, "Oh John Denver!" When they hear you're from Colorado. Brown declared. Denver's first Top 10 hit as a solo artist following a brief period of performing with small folk-based group was Take Me Home Country Roads co-written with Bill Danoff. Danoff wrote the tune in the spirit of Johnny Cash, but Denver could hear an early version and knew it would become a top 10 hit. The song was recorded within a couple of days of playing at Washington D.C. before an crowd that was extremely enthusiastic.