Country star Johnny Cash was known for a number of hit songs. One of those tracks was his 1996 recording of “I’ve Been Everywhere”. It was easy to picture the outlaw artist riding the rails going from ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Grammy-nominated singer dropped the surprise cover on Friday Steve Granitz/FilmMagic, Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Lana Del Rey makes a reference to a John Denver song on the ...

Dec. 1 (UPI) --Lana Del Rey has released a cover of a John Denver classic. The 38-year-old singer-songwriter shared her version of "Take Me Home, Country Roads" on Friday. Denver, who died at age 53 ...