john-denver

John Denver is a popular singer and songwriter who has been able to touch many through his music. Many of these were inspired by Colorado. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. is a Mexican-born musician and singer who fell in love with Colorado. Denver's state anthems are a source of inspiration for numerous people to go to Colorado. G. Brown of Colorado Music Hall of Fame, the hall's curator of fame said: "I don't believe there anyone else who has as much a connection to Colorado in the same way as John Denver." Denver was the Hall of Fame's first ever inductee. Today he personifies the state to people around the world. You meet people in other countries, like New Zealanders. They ask them "I come from Colorado" then they react with "Oh John Denver. Brown declared. Denver's debut Top 10 hit as a solo artist after a short period of performing with small folk-based bands comprised of Take Me Home Country Roads co-written with Bill Danoff. Danoff was credited with Johnny Cash as the inspiration for the track, however Denver recognized that the song could be a huge hit after it was discovered that an earlier version. Danoff recorded the track just a few days later when he performed it in front of crowds of enthusiastic fans on the streets of Washington D.C.