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"My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!", typically shortened to "My Old Kentucky Home", is a sentimental ballad written by Stephen Foster, probably composed in 1852. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was published in January 1853 by Firth, Pond, & Co. of New York.
My Old Kentucky Home State Park is a state park located in Bardstown, Kentucky, United States. The park's centerpiece is Federal Hill, a former plantation home owned by United States Senator John Rowan in 1795. [4] During the Rowan family's occupation, the mansion became a meeting place for local politicians and hosted several visiting dignitaries.
My Old Kentucky Home is a short animation film originally released in June 1926, by Max and Dave Fleischer of Fleischer Studios as one of the Song Car-Tunes series. [1] The series, between May 1924 and September 1926, eventually totaled 36 films, of which 19 were made with sound.
The historic mansion is photographed at My Old Kentucky Home State Park in Bardstown. The state park, about a 1-hour drive from Lexington, was inspiration for Stephen Foster’s song, “My Old ...
Churchill Downs Racetrack will continue its tradition of playing “My Old Kentucky Home” at the start of the Kentucky Derby despite criticism of the song about American slavery. The Kentucky ...
In My Old Kentucky Home State Park in Bardstown, Kentucky, a musical, called The Stephen Foster Story has been performed since 1958. There is also a statue of him next to the Federal Hill mansion, where he visited relatives and which is the inspiration for My Old Kentucky Home.
Opinion: KY's state song, 'My Old Kentucky Home,' evokes a racist past and should be banished to the archives of historical shame. We need a new song.
"My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night" or "My Old Kentucky Home" 1853: Firth, Pond & Co. "My Wife Is a Most Knowing Woman" 1863: Horace Waters: George Cooper "Nee and I" 1861: John J. Daly "Nelly Bly" 1850: Firth, Pond & Co. "Nelly Was a Lady" 1849: Firth, Pond & Co. "No Home, No Home" 1862: John J. Daly "None Shall Weep a Tear for Me" 1860: Firth ...