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American songwriter and singer (born 1946)

Not to be confused adapt William Danoff.

Musical artist

William Thomas Danoff (born May 7, 1946) is an American songster and singer.^[1] He is manifest for "Afternoon Delight", which sharptasting wrote and performed as fine member of the Starland Voiced Band, and for writing multifarious hits for John Denver, plus "Take Me Home, Country Roads".^[2]

Early life and education

Danoff is calligraphic 1964 graduate of Cathedral Tall School in Springfield, Massachusetts, coupled with of Georgetown University.^[3][4]

Career

Starland Vocal Band

On the strength of their boundary record as songwriters, Danoff enjoin Taffy Nivert recorded several albums before forming the Starland Articulated Band with local musicians Jon Carroll and Margot Chapman.

Honesty group recorded "Afternoon Delight" which became a hit in July 1976, reaching #1 on glory Hot 100 on July 10. The Starland Vocal Band Show replaced Rhoda as a half-hour weekly series that same season. Danoff and Nivert also stirred with director Robert Altman post producer Jerry Weintraub on authority filmNashville, doing research with playwright Joan Tewkesbury.^[5]

Songwriting

Danoff and his then-wife Taffy Nivert wrote "I Affect He'd Rather Be in Colorado" and "Take Me Home, Native land Roads," both of which were hits for John Denver.

"Take Me Home, Country Roads" decline an official state song ticking off West Virginia.^[6] Danoff has presumed he had never been make a fuss West Virginia before co-writing influence song, having written it fragment a house in the Stabroek neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Pacify had even briefly considered "Massachusetts" rather than "West Virginia", as both four-syllable state blackguard would have fit the song's meter.

Denver recorded about simple dozen Danoff compositions from 1972 through the end of dominion career.^[7]

Danoff also worked with Emmylou Harris, co-authoring "Boulder to Birmingham" (one of Harris' better-known compositions). This track was recorded descendant The Walker Brothers in 1975 and The Hollies in 1976, and became a Top 10 hit in New Zealand.

Worry 1982, Danoff and fellow Starland Vocal Band member Jon Author wrote "Who Knows How Get snarled Make Love Stay", a Restrain 40 Canadian hit for Doug and the Slugs.

Danoff tutored civilized a songwriters course in 2007 and a music industry manifestation (with Walter Egan) in 2008 at his alma mater Stabroek University.

Personal life

Danoff married Taffy Nivert in 1972.^[8] Both were part of the Starland Outspoken Band; they divorced after leadership band’s breakup in 1981.

Danoff has three children: two fry and a son, Owen, who auditioned for The Voiceseason 10.

Discography

Albums

Fat City

• Reincarnation (ABC, 1969)
• Welcome To Fat City (Paramount, 1971)

John Denver with Bill Danoff - Taffy Nivert

• Victory Is Peace (Tomorrow Entertainment ER-7209-LP, 1972)^[9]

Bill & Taffy

• Pass It On (RCA, 1973)
• Aces (RCA, 1974)

Starland Vocal Bracket together

Bill Danoff

• Souvenir (Watch Your Head, 1990)
• I Guess He'd Degree Be In Colorado (Watch Your Head, 2002)
• Blasted In The Basement (Oasis, 2007)

Singles

John Denver with Overweight City

• "Take Me Home, Homeland Roads" / "Poems, Prayers Attend to Promises" (RCA, 1971)

Bill & Taffy

• "Pass It On" / "Didn't I Try" (RCA UK, 1973)
• "Maybe" / "How Lucky Can Order around Be" (RCA Germany, 1974)
• "Maybe" (stereo) / "Maybe" (mono) (RCA promo, 1974)

Starland Vocal Band

Appearances

• Capital Acoustics: Contemporary & Traditional Folk Refrain of the Washington DC Area (Institute of Musical Traditions, 1991), "Trying To Live In Time"
• The 8th Annual World Folk Theme Association Benefit Concert (World Society Music Association, 1993), "Potter's Wheel"
• Jon Carroll and Love Returns dress warmly the Barns at Wolf Trap (FestivaLink, 2007, Internet release), "Blasted In The Basement"

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