John Denver's hit "Take Me Home, Country Roads," has just become a state song of West Virginia, an effort spearheaded by the woman married to the actor who played Gilligan on Gilligan's Island.

Singer John Denver never called West Virginia home, but his 1970s hit “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is one of the state’s official songs. VIEW E-EDITION. 25¢ for 3 mos.

John Denver may have considered West Virginia to be almost heaven, but the people who live there prefer to think of themselves as wild and wonderful. After months of debate, and two online and ...

While Virginia also identifies with “Country Roads,” West Virginia and Colorado fight to claim Denver. “Rocky Mountain High” became our state’s second official song in 2007.

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Charles Wesley Godwin celebrates West Virginia, rock & roll, and John Denver on his breakthrough album 'Family Ties.' Louie Nice* In the cramped green room at Raleigh’s Lincoln Theatre, ...

The late John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” blared over the loudspeaker as KU’s football players ran drills in preparation for Saturday’s Big 12 opener at West Virginia.