American Songwriter

Watch the Only Ever Performance Between Johnny Cash and John Denver—“Take Me Home Country Roads”

One of Cash’s alleged motivations for doing this performance is because “Take Me Home Country Roads” was originally intended to be his song. Written by Bill Danoff and Tyler Nivert, they planned to ...

‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’ Was Written for Johnny Cash in 1970 and John Denver Heard It by Accident; He Performed It 24 Hours Later to a 5-Minute Standin…

John Denver broke his thumb in a car accident after a show in Washington, DC, on December 29, 1970. He went to the emergency ...
American Songwriter

“Take Me Home, Country Roads” Was Almost a Johnny Cash Hit

Country star Johnny Cash was known for a number of hit songs. One of those tracks was his 1996 recording of “I’ve Been Everywhere”. It was easy to picture the outlaw artist riding the rails going from ...