"My Old Kentucky Home" will be played at the Kentucky Derby as per tradition, despite criticism from activists who consider the song to be racist. Last year, the song was performed by bugler Steve ...

Millions more across the country will be watching live when the crowd rises to its feet, roars with excitement and sings the traditional opening song, "My Old Kentucky Home." Few realize that this ...

The Kentucky Derby is all about tradition and one of the most beloved is the singing of ‘My Old Kentucky Home.’ Here are the words. There’s a moment at the Kentucky Derby, when the horses ...

She finally started researching “My Old Kentucky Home,” a song about place and race that for nearly 170 years has been loved, hated, rewritten and selectively used by both blacks and whites ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published on May 4, 2024. It has since been updated. One of the most notable pastimes at the Kentucky Derby is a playing of the old Stephen Foster song "My ...

My Old Kentucky Home State Park is located in Bardstown in Nelson County. “It’s a very unique place because we’re in the right in the middle of the bourbon industry, but it’s a sanctuary ...

"My Old Kentucky Home" Faces a Changing World. The event was organized by non-profit organization Kentucky to the World (KTW), in collaboration with Kentucky Performing Arts. According to the KTW ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - From the moment the band strikes up the first hymn-like notes, the song “My Old Kentucky Home” has been known to drive some to sentimental tears and others to vocal protest.

The "Riders Up" call has been given. “My Old Kentucky Home” has been sung. And the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby is officially in the books. A little rain didn't rain on Sovereignty ...

You'll hear My Old Kentucky Home sung at Churchill Downs as you usually do before the Kentucky Derby, but did you know that the Kentucky state song is actually controversial? You will now.