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Bill Danoff is best known as the co-writer (along with ex-wife Taffy Nivert and singer, John Denver) of the song "Take Me Home, Country Roads." He also wrote the Starland Vocal Band's 1976 hit "Afternoon Delight" as well as many songs that were sung by John Denver. Other familiar Bill Danoff songs include "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado", "Potter's Wheel", "Friends With You", "Late Night Radio" and "Boulder to Birmingham" co-written with Emmylou Harris. Bill graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in Chinese. He then formed a duo with Taffy Nivert called "Fat City." The song, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" was written when Bill & Taffy were doing a gig at the Cellar Door in Washington, D.C. and John Denver was also playing there. The group regularly toured with John Denver and also the Moody Blues.
The Starland Vocal Band was formed in 1976. It was composed of Bill and Taffy plus Jon Carroll and Margot Chapman. Their song, "Afternoon Delight" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on July 10, 1976. In 1976 their song "Afternoon Delight" received a Grammy Award for the "Best Arrangement of Voices" and the band also received one for the "Best New Artist of the Year." They also received 3 other Grammy nominations and their song is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1977 they appeared on their own show called The Starland Vocal Band Show. David Letterman was a writer for the show and made his first television appearance on their show. The group made 4 albums: "Starland Vocal Band" (1976), "Rear View Mirror" (1977), "Late Night Radio" (1978), and "4x4" (1980) all on the Windsong Label. In 1995 K-Tel came out with a compilation called "Afternoon Delight: The Best of the Starland Vocal Band." The group disbanded in 1980.
In 1987 Bill appeared as a Police Officer in the movie "Tin Men." Bill's first solo recording called "Souvenir" was released in 1990, and in 2002 he released a cd containing a compilation of songs written by him that were also sung by John Denver. The album was produced by Jon Carroll and is called "I Guess He'd Rather Be in Colorado". In 2001 Bill Danoff was the recipient of the third annual John Denver Award at the World Folk Music Association. At the present time, Bill owns the Starland Cafe in Washington D.C. with his wife, Joan.