john-denver

Singer-songwriter John Denver touched millions of people. He also achieved the status of a superstar through his pop-folk songs based on folk, many of them based in Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., born Henry John Deutschendorf at Roswell located in the state of New Mexico,, was in love with Colorado. The place he settled was Aspen. Denver's anthems for his adopted state have attracted many people to Colorado. G. Brown of Colorado Music Hall of Fame, the curator of this hall of fame, said: "I don't believe there anyone else who has as much a connection to Colorado as John Denver." Denver was the very initial Hall of Fame inductee in the year 2011. He is now Colorado's international image. Certainly in my travels you encounter someone on the other part of the globe, someone from New Zealand and you say "I'm from Colorado and the first thing they say is"Oh John Denver! Brown said. Denver's debut Top 10 hit as a solo artist following a brief career performing in small folk-based group comprised of Take Me Home Country Roads composed by Bill Danoff. Danoff composed the track with the inspiration of Johnny Cash, but Denver discovered the song's early versions and was aware that it would become an instant hit in the top 10. The song was recorded by the singer within a couple of days when he performed it in front of an enthusiastic audience in Washington D.C.