Front cover of the book “My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life and Reckoning of an Iconic American Song” written by author Emily Bingham. The book was published by the Knopf Doubleday Publishing ...

How does a song recognized by millions of people at the first chord enjoy such prominence? The lyrics of this song evoke great sentimentality and pride for some white people, and humiliation and ...

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 Old ...

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. The ...

In an interview with The Courier Journal ahead of the 150th Kentucky Derby, Louisville Congressman Morgan McGarvey said the event's use of “My Old Kentucky Home,” a 19th-century song inspired by the ...