The Maytals then kicked out a groove that mixed a reggae backbeat with country flourishes while Toots sang the song’s iconic chorus with the perfect little lyric tweak: “Country road ...

The song "Take Me Home, Country Roads" was written with Johnny Cash in mind, but it went to John Denver, who made it famous.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A 1973 Reggae cover from Toots & The Maytals of American singer John Denver’s hit, Take Me Home, Country Roads has been listed on the official soundtrack for Netflix’s latest movie ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...