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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Country Roads" has been covered by numerous artists, including Jamaican band Toots and the Maytals and Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwoʻole. It's their versions of the song that align more with ...

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 ...

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 ...

"My kind of reggae have a lot to do with R&B, country and gospel," he says ... one of the songs on True Love that isn't part of the Maytals' collection of greatest hits. Nelson's thin reedy ...

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 ...

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 ...

Reggae legend Frederick 'Toots' Hibbert and his band the Maytals showed why he has had ... in his well-loved version of Take Me Home Country Roads (which lead him to West Jamaica rather than ...