john-denver

John Denver is a popular performer and songwriter that has touched many people with his music. A lot of them are based on Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. who was born Henry J. Deutschendorf at Roswell located in the state of New Mexico,, fell in love with Colorado. He moved to Aspen. There were many who took the road towards Colorado after listening to Denver's iconic anthems to his adopted state. G. Brown the curator of Colorado Music Hall of Fame has stated in his report that John Denver was the best artist to capture Colorado. In 2011, Denver was selected as the Hall of fame's first inductee. Denver is viewed as a symbol of Colorado to people from all over the world. Through my travels I've encountered people from New Zealand or the other side. If you inform them that you're from Colorado the first words that they'll hear are Oh John Denver. Brown said. Take Me Home Country Roads written by Bill Danoff and Denver after his brief time with folk bands, was Denver's debut Top 10 solo hit. Danoff had written the song with Johnny Cash in mind but when Denver was introduced to an earlier version it was clear that the song was likely to become an instant hit. In the days following his performance to an audience of over a hundred at Washington D.C., the performer recorded his own song.