World’s Best-Selling Solo Artist Released His First Single 72 Years Ago Today

Elvis Presley holds the Guinness World Record for best-selling solo artist. He has sold one billion records worldwide. Per ...

USMNT's 'Country Roads' World Cup anthem is this CMA Entertainer of the Year's biggest hit

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

The universal nostalgia for "Take Me Home, Country Roads"

A song about a longing for home, John Denver's first hit in 1971 has been embraced by West Virginia in a big way, and has been appropriated by singers around the world looking for their very own ...
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How ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’ became USMNT’s anthem

The latest revival of the beloved song “Take Me Home, Country Roads” came in the 2026 FIFA World Cup as the United States’ victory anthem. The song, recorded in 1971, has captured the hearts of ...
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Cubs fans sing `Take Me Home, Country Roads’ during fog delay at Wrigley Field

CHICAGO (AP) — Add the St. Louis Cardinals’ 3-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night to the list of classically weird happenings at Wrigley Field. The game at the iconic North Side ballpark ...

How ‘Country Roads’ became the soundtrack of the US team’s World Cup run

It’s become one of the enduring scenes of the U.S. team during this World Cup: jubilant U.S. players joining tens of ...
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The surprising backstory of John Denver’s 1971 American classic ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Denver's 1971 hit "Take Me Home, Country Roads" is being revived during the 2026 World Cup. John Denver's hit 1971 song "Take ...
Houston Chronicle

How John Denver's 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' became United States' World Cup anthem

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 ...

'I am from Bosnia, take me to America': How an inside joke became an unlikely national World Cup anthem

As the national team prepares to face the U.S. in California, band member Vedran Mujagic explains how their viral anthem united a global diaspora ...
Fox Sports

Weston McKennie takes it all in as "Take Me Home, Country Roads" rings out in San Francisco Bay Area Stadium

WC - United States vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina - 07/01/2026 FIFA Men's World Cup Weston McKennie United States ...
Rolling Stone

Is Taylor Swift Going Country Again? All the Signs

It’s something fans have been wondering, and in many cases clamoring for, for at least 14 years (or a full 16 if you’re a real genre stickler): When will Taylor Swift go country again? Twenty years ...
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The SAVE Act May Be Stalled in Congress, But State Versions Are Being Advanced All Across the Country

The SAVE Act May Be Stalled in Congress, But State Versions Are Being Advanced All Across the Country Fourteen states now have SAVE Act-like laws on the books requiring Americans to provide proof of ...