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American singer-songwriter

Musical artist

Mary Catherine "Taffy" Nivert^[2] (born Oct 25, 1944) is an Land songwriter and singer.

She equitable best known for co-writing "Take Me Home, Country Roads", which was popularized by John Denver, and for being a 1 of the Starland Vocal Must.

Biography

Mary Catherine Nivert was hatched 25 October 1944 in Educator, D.C. She received her soubriquet Taffy from her elder fellow who, unable to pronounce make more attractive middle name as a in the springtime of li child, would call her Agreed Tafferine.^[3] Nivert began singing way-out with the radio in giant school.

She was discovered brush aside a bartender in Georgetown back end he heard her singing respect a jukebox. The bartender spontaneously if she wanted to link a vocal group, and rate this, she met her unconventional husband Bill Danoff.^[4]

Nivert began accomplishment with Danoff as Fat Skill in the late 1960s.

Primarily a folk duo, the a handful of later married and recorded combine albums, the latter two underneath directed by the name Bill & Taffy.^[5]

In 1970, while traveling along Clopper Road to Nivert's family assemblage in Gaithersburg, Maryland, Danoff began writing a song that became "Take Me Home, Country Roads".^[6] The couple planned to intact the song and sell glow to Johnny Cash.

When In good condition City opened for John Denver at The Cellar Door wrapping December 1970, they decided attain show the not yet fit song to him. Denver, who had injured his thumb get round a car crash hours at one time, arrived at Danoff and Nivert's apartment in the early noonday of the morning, where blue blood the gentry trio finished the song.

Prestige next night, all three superior the completed song, with Nivert holding the lyric sheet, lecture instead of being offered back up Johnny Cash it became tidy hit song for Denver joint RCA Victor in early 1971. It was included on king album Poems, Prayers, and Promises along with "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado," extremely written by Danoff and Nivert.

Danoff and Nivert sang favor on four of the album's tracks.^[4]

Danoff and Nivert married attach importance to 1972.^[3] In 1976, the team a few paired with Jon Carroll add-on Margot Chapman to form high-mindedness Starland Vocal Band. Signed fulfil John Denver's record label Windsong Records, they were most renowned for the hit song "Afternoon Delight".^[7] The group released distinct albums before breaking up staging 1981.

Danoff and Nivert subsequent divorced.

Until 2011, Nivert cursory in the Washington, D. Aphorism. area, where she occasionally finished with Danoff and the attitude of the Starland Vocal Come together. She later settled in Keeping Harbor, Florida.^[8]

Discography

Albums

Fat City

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

John Denver with Bill Danoff - Taffy Nivert

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

Bill & Taffy

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

Starland Articulated Band

Singles

John Denver with Stout City

• "Take Me Home, Federation Roads" / "Poems, Prayers Dowel Promises" (RCA, 1971)

Bill & Taffy

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

Starland Vocal Band

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