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 first line of John Denver's song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" calls West Virginia "Almost Heaven," and when you're up in the mountains, that description can feel pretty accurate. But these ...

It’s been recorded and performed by hundreds of artists around the world. It’s been written about for decades. "Take Me Home, Country Roads" was John Denver’s first big hit and became both his ...

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 ...

Over 600,000 people have died in the U.S. from COVID-19 since the pandemic hit this country and the world just over a year ago. Alison Wells remembers her sister, Elizabeth Wells. More than a half ...

The John Denver track is played before every Man United game at Old Trafford, but how did the idea come about?

“Take me home, Clopper Road” doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but the Gaithersburg, Maryland, road was the inspiration behind the song that gave John Denver his first platinum single. Later this ...

Lana Del Rey has released her take on the 1971 John Denver classic ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’. The one-off single follows her ninth studio album, Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd ...

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 ...