But these winding country roads were immortalized by someone who ... This Toots and the Maytals version was a hit in Jamaica: From France to Brazil, there are countless reinterpretations.

(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS") TOOTS AND THE MAYTALS: (Singing) West Jamaica, my mama, take me home, country roads. LIMBONG: Despite all of these influences, author Lloyd ...

In June 1964, a country music fan in Jamaica who regularly ... that take a little sting out of the heartbreak. “King of the Road,” Freddie McGregor “Big Ship” singer Freddie McGregor ...

But the Maytals make it sound raw and rootsy ... Toots’ rendition of the wistful John Denver hit “Take Me Home, Country Roads” was one of a couple of crossover-aimed covers on the U.S ...

Most people I know fall in love with Toots and the Maytals after they hear their cover of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” Toots and company mix the lyrics to include enough ...

In 1966, the Maytals’ “Bam Bam” won a major national ... Mr. Hibbert’s takes on John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” — with “West Virginia” in the lyrics changed ...

That’s a far trickier proposition than your garden variety card stunt. This is where Rocket anticipated “Country Roads” would do most of the heavy lifting. “When I really started to ...

“Take Me Home, Country Roads,” John Denver’s beloved signature song written along with married songwriting pair Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert back in 1970, remains one of the most blissful ...

Follow along via our Ghibli Week page. Olivia Newton-John’s cover of the John Denver staple “Take Me Home, Country Roads” isn’t the most likely soundtrack for the opening scene of a soft ...

A trip between country and rock ‘n’ roll music isn’t complete without the Eagles and the “Seven Bridges Road” harmony made famous on the group’s 1980 live record. No, the Eagles didn ...

The Maytals’ early recordings and performances ... For his customized version of John Denver’s “Country Roads (Take Me Home),” Toots makes the song his own by resetting it in “West ...

Take Me Home, Country Roads' was written by Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert with and for their friend John Denver. The song went on to be covered by Ray Charles, Toots and the Maytals, Olivia Newton ...