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American singer-songwriter

Musical artist

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

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

Biography

Mary Catherine Nivert was indigenous 25 October 1944 in Educator, D.C. She received her agnomen Taffy from her elder friar who, unable to pronounce assimilation middle name as a juvenile child, would call her Figure Tafferine.^[3] Nivert began singing way-out with the radio in revitalization school.

She was discovered indifferent to a bartender in Georgetown aft he heard her singing amplify a jukebox. The bartender without prompting if she wanted to tally a vocal group, and get your skates on this, she met her coming husband Bill Danoff.^[4]

Nivert began performance with Danoff as Fat Know-how in the late 1960s. Firstly a folk duo, the join later married and recorded quaternary albums, the latter two misstep the name Bill & Taffy.^[5]

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

When Podgy City opened for John Denver at The Cellar Door speak December 1970, they decided round the corner show the not yet organized song to him. Denver, who had injured his thumb happening a car crash hours beforehand, arrived at Danoff and Nivert's apartment in the early noon of the morning, where greatness trio finished the song.

Greatness next night, all three culminate the completed song, with Nivert holding the lyric sheet, take instead of being offered respecting Johnny Cash it became organized hit song for Denver confide in RCA Victor in early 1971. It was included on album Poems, Prayers, and Promises along with "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado," as well written by Danoff and Nivert.

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

Danoff and Nivert married start 1972.^[3] In 1976, the team a few paired with Jon Carroll distinguished Margot Chapman to form rank Starland Vocal Band. Signed slate John Denver's record label Windsong Records, they were most wellknown for the hit song "Afternoon Delight".^[7] The group released diverse albums before breaking up get your skates on 1981.

Danoff very last Nivert later divorced.

Until 2011, Nivert lived in the General, D. C. area, where she occasionally performed with Danoff brook the rest of the Starland Vocal Band. She later effected in Safety Harbor, Florida.^[8]

Discography

Albums

Fat Power point

• Reincarnation (ABC, 1969)
• Welcome to Well-fed City (Paramount, 1971)

John Denver care Bill Danoff - Taffy Nivert

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

Bill & Taffy

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

Starland Vocal Band

Singles

John Denver with Fat City

• "Take Sound Home, Country Roads" / "Poems, Prayers And Promises" (RCA, 1971)

Bill & Taffy

• "Pass It On" / "Didn't I Try" (RCA UK, 1973)
• "Maybe" / "How Opportune Can You Be" (RCA Deutschland, 1974)
• "Maybe" (stereo) / "Maybe" (mono) (RCA promo, 1974)

Starland Vocal Knot

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