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 ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – “Take Me Home, Country Roads” are the lyrics now getting the attention from hundreds of millions of viewers who happened to be watching the commercials in the first half of Sunday ...

PPG Paints Arena had roughly a dozen thousand on hand Wednesday night as former West Virginia punter/kicker and Pittsburgh native, Pat McAfee, hosted his first-ever Big Night Aht event where he told ...

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 ...

“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 ...

On April 17, 1861, the Virginia Secession Convention voted to secede from the Union. Not all of the delegates agreed, leading to a vote to determine whether a new state would be created. In the ...

It seems like Lana Del Rey never takes a break. Tonight (December 1), the illustrious singer has shared a cover of a country classic. Taking on John Denver‘s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” Del Rey ...

Midway through the second quarter of Super Bowl LIX, ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’ echoed throughout the Caesars Superdome as ...