john-denver

Singer and songwriter John Denver touched millions of people, and achieved superstar status by his folk-inspired pop hits many of them based in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. was born in Roswell, New Mexico. He fell in love Colorado and eventually settled in Aspen. Denver's anthems for his adopted state have drawn many to Colorado. G. Brown of Colorado Music Hall of Fame, the curator of this hall of fame, stated: "I don't believe there any other performer who embodies Colorado like John Denver." Denver was the very one of the first Hall of Fame inductee in 2011. Today he personifies the state for people worldwide. When you encounter people from other nations, for instance New Zealanders, and they ask them "I come originally from Colorado" and they immediately respond with "Oh John Denver. Brown said. Take Me Home Country Roads - cowritten with Bill Danoff - was Denver's first Top 10 single as a solo artist following a short time in small folk groups. Danoff initially wrote the song with Johnny Cash's music with a focus on Johnny Cash, however Denver was aware from the very first time he heard early versions that the song could be a huge success. After performing the song on stage in Washington D.C. to a large audience, Denver recorded it just days afterward.