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 ...

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 ...

John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" appears on a pair of Billboard charts this week, earning the late star his first hit on the Digital Song Sales ranking. John Denver poses for a portrait in ...

One of Cash’s alleged motivations for doing this performance is because “Take Me Home Country Roads” was originally intended to be his song. Written by Bill Danoff and Tyler Nivert, they planned to ...

At one point during the event, McAfee began talking about his time at WVU, which led into the singing of "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by the whole arena. “I f*ck up a lot. I don’t mean to. I promise ...

The West Virginia football team recently sent a package to former ESPN College GameDay member David Pollack, who now has his own podcast, See Ball, Get Ball, on YouTube. He recently asked for things ...

The 1970s were a long, long time ago, but the music is still really good. In the 1970s, country songs were about real life, music that is still revered today. These four country songs from the 1970s ...

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 ...