Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite its deep connection to West Virginia, "Take Me Home, Country Roads" was actually inspired by a backroad in Maryland. The ...

John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is played following every home victory at West Virginia University. The country ...

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 ...

Before you read this story, be warned: John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" will most likely be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. Now that you've been cautioned—or if you have ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

Whether fans were rooting for the Kansas City Chiefs or the Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl LIX on Sunday night (Feb. 9), there was one thing that everybody could agree on: John Denver's "Take Me ...

"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: ...