Country star Johnny Cash was known for a number of hit songs. One of those tracks was his 1996 recording of “I’ve Been Everywhere”. It was easy to picture the outlaw artist riding the rails going from ...

Despite its deep connection to West Virginia, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" was actually inspired by a backroad in Maryland. The song came together with John Denver in a late-night writing session and ...

The Longwood Rotary Club Foundation is sharing the historical story of a worldwide famous song as the organization produces a “John Denver Summer FUN-Raising Tribute Concert” on June 6, 2025 at 7:30 ...

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. – The year was 1971, and WMOV disc jockey David Hoyt had a brewing phenomenon on his hands. As a 15-year-old DJ at the radio station in Ravenswood, Hoyt set into motion a pop culture ...

“I’m a songwriter. I was looking for words,” songwriter Bill Danoff once said about writing “Take Me Home, Country Roads”. “The words that I loved in that song were Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah ...

West Virginia University quickly a adopted the song since John Denver’s hit release in April of 1971. “The Pride of West Virginia”, the West Virginia University Marching Band, has performed ‘Take Me ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (WBOY) — A cover of John Denver’s “Take Me Home Country Roads” played on a commercial during Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, and the ad ...

"Country roads, take me home / To the place I belong"—few choruses are more iconic...or more misleading. John Denver's beloved ballad may be West Virginia's unofficial anthem, but here's the truth: ...