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Mary Catherine "Taffy" Nivert [2] (born October 25, 1944) is an American songwriter and singer. She is best known for co-writing " Take Me Home, Country Roads ", which was popularized by John Denver , and for being a member of the Starland Vocal Band .
"Take Me Home, Country Roads", or Country Roads, Take Me Home also known simply as "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 group began as Fat City, a husband/wife duo of Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert. [2]Danoff and Nivert co-wrote the song "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado" and then, with John Denver, "Take Me Home, Country Roads", which became a hit single in 1971 and became an official song of West Virginia in 2014. [3]
Bill Danoff, who co-wrote the song with Taffy Nivert, was asked by the Washington Post a decade ago why the song is so popular in Germany. Danoff was blunt. “I have no idea,” Danoff said.
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 Band Five albums; details at SVB page; Bill Danoff Souvenir (Watch Your Head, 1990) I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado (Watch Your Head, 2002) Blasted In The Basement ...
Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert, billed as Fat City [75] and credited as co-writers of Denver's song "Take Me Home, Country Roads", were close friends of Denver and his family, appearing as singers and songwriters on many of Denver's albums until they formed the Starland Vocal Band in 1976.
The Essential John Denver is a compilation album of John Denver's songs. ... Bill Danoff, John Denver, Taffy Nivert: Poems, Prayers & Promises (1971) 3:12: 4.
"Forever Country" is a 2016 mashup performed by Artists of Then, Now & Forever, a one-time gathering of 30 American country music artists. The song combines elements of three previous country hits: John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" (1971), Willie Nelson's "On the Road Again" (1979), and Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" (1973).