John Denver Country Roads

John Denver Country Roads 1971 "Take Me Home, Country Roads is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number two on Billboard's US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971. The song became one of John Denver's most popular songs. It has continued to sell, with over 1.8 million digital copies sold in the United States. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American country and folk singer and songwriter. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s and one of the best selling artists in that decade. AllMusic has called Denver "among the most beloved entertainers of his era". Denver recorded and released approximately 300 songs, about 200 of which he wrote himself. He had 33 albums and singles that were certified Gold and Platinum in the U.S with estimated sales of more than 33 million units. At the Ibrox stadium in Glasgow 66 people died when leaving the ground it was speculated someone fell on the stairway triggering a chain reaction. David Scott and James Irwin rode in the lunar rover on the moon for the first time Me I was sixteen going on 17 and getting even more into Disco and Northern Soul. Due to the Northern Soul all nighters a speed (amphetamine) pill popping craze became more prevalent. John Denver, Country Roads, Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, Henry John Deutschendorf Jr,