As "Country Roads" singalongs delight World Cup fans, consider John Denver's school, church, friends and early music breaks in Fort Worth.

World Cup fans were united this weekend by a song synonymous with belonging, nostalgia and the yearning for home. John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” is enjoying a new wave of popularity as ...

Why does "Take Me Home, Country Roads" play after USMNT victories? Here's how the John Denver classic became the USMNT unofficial anthem during the 2026 World Cup.

It's become one of the enduring scenes of the U.S. team during this World Cup: jubilant U.S. players joining tens of thousands of fans in singing John Denver's “Take Me Home, Country Roads” at the end ...

Sports fans tuned in to the U.S. men's national team's run through this World Cup and last month's College World Series have heard plenty of John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads" by now. West ...

John Denver's signature song is getting a World Cup boost. More than five decades after its release, one of the most enduring folk-rock songs of the 1970s is climbing again. The boost has now reached ...

Brothers Levi and Jacob Mills, alongside their father Rob, make up the country trio, The Sound, originally from Metro Detroit. They performed “Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver on NBC for ...

It’s become one of the enduring scenes of the U.S. team during this World Cup: jubilant U.S. players joining tens of thousands of fans in singing John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” at the end ...