john-denver

John Denver is a popular singer and songwriter who has touched a lot of people with his songs. Most of his songs were inspired by Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. is a New Mexican born singer-songwriter who fell in adore with Colorado. Denver's songs that he sang about his adopted home state drew many tourists to Colorado. G. Brown of Colorado Music Hall of Fame, the curator of this hall of fame, said: "I don't believe there is another performer that embodies Colorado in the same way as John Denver." Denver was the first Hall of Fame inductee in the year 2011. Today, he is Colorado's international image. You meet people in other countries, like New Zealanders, and they ask them "I come from Colorado" And they instantly reply with Oh John Denver. Brown said. Take Me Home Country Roads is the only Denver Top 10 Hit as a Solo Artist after working in small Folk Music Groups. The track was written with Bill Danoff. Danoff wrote the track for Johnny Cash but Denver recognized its potential after hearing it first. He recorded it within a couple of days of having performed at Washington D.C. before an crowd that was extremely enthusiastic.