John Denver released "Take Me Home, Country Roads", an official state song of West Virginia, on April 12, 1971.

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 ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — If you’re a Guardians fan, you probably are still singing, “Country roads, take me home … " Chase DeLauter did it again … on opening day. “West Virginia, mountain mama … take me home ...

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 ...

“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 ...

"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: ...