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The state song is "My Old Kentucky Home" by Stephen C. Foster. The song was a national hit several times by different artists in the early years of the recording industry : Edison Male Quartet (1898), Haydu Quartet (1903), Harry Mcdonough (1906), Geraldine Farrar (1910), Alma Gluck (1916), Columbia Stellar Quartet (1918) and Lucy Gates (1918). Other themes written about Kentucky include livestock, horse racing and bourbon distilleries. The Kentucky Derby is an annual horse race every May in Louisville. Kentucky is an Iroqoi word that means "meadow lands." The land has survived tornadoes and flooding. Kentucky Fight by University of Kentucky Pep Band My Old Kentucky Home by Three Dog Night, also American Patriots, Osborne Brothers Kentucky Rain by Elvis Presley Kentucky Woman by Neil Diamond, also Deep Purple Blue Kentucky Girl by Loretta Lynn Nashville To Kentucky by My Morning Jacket Kentucky by Edwin McCain Cold Gray Kentucky Morning by Aaron Tippin Kentucky Derby by Patriotic America Kentucky by Sammi Smith Kentucky by The Everly Brothers Blue Moon of Kentucky by Bill Monroe & His Orchestra, also Brian Setzer Kentucky by Colt Ford Kentucky Rose by Michael W. Smith Kentucky Moon by Jake Ousley Kentucky Homemade Christmas by Kenny Rogers Postcard From Kentucky by Rocky Votolato Kentucky by Kate Turner Kentucky Mandolin by Yonder Mountain String Band Kentucky Waltz by Bill Monroe & His Orchestra Kentucky by Osborne Brothers Kentucky Bourbon by Murder By Death Kentucky Gambler by Merle Haggard Kentucky Borderline by Rhonda Vincent & The Rage For more songs about Kentucky visit J.D. Bentley's Definitive List of 100+ Songs About Kentucky. © Playlist Research. All rights reserved. |