Stephen Collins Foster
Stephen Foster. He wrote "My Old Kentucky Home" along with many other songs, such as "Oh, Susanna".
The state song of Kentucky is My Old Kentucky Home.
The official State song is Stephen Foster's My Old Kentucky Home and the official Bluegrass song is Bill Monroe's Blue Moon of Kentucky. Foster's original lyrics were changed by the Kentucky General Assembly in 1986 to remove racial connotations.
Stephen Foster (1826-1864) is well known penning such iconic American tunes as "The Camptown Races" (recognized by its famous repetitive line "doo dah, dooh dah"), "Old Folks at Home" (also known as "Swanee River" or "Way Down On the Swanee River"), "My Old Kentucky Home," and "Nellie Bly."
The address of the My Old Kentucky Home State Park is: 501 E. Stephen Foster Ave., Bardstown, KY 40004-0323
Stephen Foster whose song "My Old Kenticky Home" is the official state spmg of Kentucky and was adopted as such on 19 March 1928 by the Kentucky General Assembly. His "Old Folks at Home" is Florida's official state song.
Stephen Foster whose song "My Old Kenticky Home" is the official state spmg of Kentucky and was adopted as such on 19 March 1928 by the Kentucky General Assembly. His "Old Folks at Home" is Florida's official state song.
No. Stephen Collins Foster, author of "My Old Kentucky Home" was born at Lawrenceville, PA July 4, 1826. He lived at Cincinnati, OH for a time, but was living in Pensylvania in 1853 when he wrote the song, "My Old Kentucky Home". He died January 13, 1864 at New York City.
'My Old Kentucky Home' is played at the Kentucky Derby by the University of Louisville Marching Band while the horses are paraded to the starting post. It was composed by Stephen Collins Foster [July 4, 1826 - January 13, 1864]. It has been part of the traditions of the Kentucky Derby since at least 1930.
The state song for Florida is "Old Folks at Home" written by Stephen Foster.
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