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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" is the official state song of Kentucky, adopted by the General Assembly on March 19, 1928. [ citation needed ] Foster's songs, lyrics, and melodies have often been altered by publishers and performers.
"My Loved One and My Own" or "Eva" 1858: Firth, Pond & Co. "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 ...
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.
In an interview ahead of the Kentucky Derby, Louisville Congressman Morgan McGarvey said the race's use of 'My Old Kentucky Home' should be examined
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.
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 ...
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.