Theodore Roosevelt said, “It was here that the romance of my life began”. I’m incredibly proud to be from North Dakota, even though I’ve lived in Kansas for nearly 20 years now. I absolutely love ...

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 ...

Midway through the second quarter of Super Bowl LIX, ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’ echoed throughout the Caesars Superdome as a “moment of unity,” and fans can be seen swaying to the official state ...

“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 ...

Jelly Roll, MGK and the writers behind the lyrics to "Lonely Road" didn't just twist the message of John Denver's classic "Take Me Home, Country Roads." They built an entirely new story. Melodically, ...

Everyone knew we’d been in for a treat with ESPN’s College GameDay heading to Pittsburgh this weekend. While Pat McAfee is originally from the Pittsburgh area, he played his college football at West ...

Initially, Rocket Mortgage was rebuffed in its effort to stage a Super Bowl singalong. A staple of Super Bowl Sunday advertising and a two-time winner of USA TODAY’s Ad Meter contest, Rocket’s new ...

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 ...

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 ...

'Take Me Home, Country Roads' by John Denver has become an Old Trafford anthem, with the song played before every Manchester United home game. But why? The track has been a United anthem for many ...