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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. [23]
My eyes shall look downward, and my song shall be unsung While I stay on the old Kentucky shore. My eyes are getting blinded, and I cannot see my way. Hark! there's somebody knocking at the door. Oh! I hear the angels calling, and I see my Nelly Gray. Farewell to the old Kentucky shore. Chorus Oh, my darling Nelly Gray, up in heaven there they say,
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
Kentucky State song: "My Old Kentucky Home" Stephen Foster: 1928 [1] Bluegrass song: "Blue Moon of Kentucky" Bill Monroe: 1988 [1] [34] Louisiana "You Are My Sunshine" Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell: 1977 [1] State march: "Louisiana My Home Sweet Home" [35] Castro Carazo Sammie McKenzie and Lou Levoy: 1952 [1] State environmental song: "The ...
On May 17, 1875, a Monday afternoon, Kentucky Derby winner Aristides ran the then-1 1/2-mile race in 2:37 3/4, a world-record time for a 3-year-old. Oliver Lewis, a 19-year-old Kentucky native and ...
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