Once upon a time, a young 6-year old girl stood on stage of the Kentucky Opry with hopes and dreams of pursuing a career in music. Eastern Kentucky native, Brit Taylor, has lived out that dream and recently released her latest album, “Real Me.” The dream became bigger than expected
Read MoreWhen it comes to Kentucky songs, there is no one that haunts us more than “You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive.” While many remember the Patty Loveless version of the song, they may not realize that it was written by Laurel County native, Darrell Scott. Most recently, the Kentucky Music Hall
Read MoreWoman Walk the Line – How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives At a time when women’s lives have never been more public, more debated, more celebrated and in many ways, more scrutinized, Woman Walk The Line: How the Women of Country Changed Our Lives arrives. A collection
Read MoreAfrican music has always influenced other musical genres. When slaves came to the Appalachian Mountain region from Africa, they brought over a lot of their traditions. Most of these traditions are shown frequently in the music world, especially in bluegrass music. It is already known that the 4-string banjo
Read MoreMelvin Goins of the Goins Brothers, Lorrie Morgan and Jesse Keith Whitley in memory of Keith Whitley, Larnell Harris, John Michael Montgomery, Steve Wariner, and Patty Loveless are the 2011 Class of the KY Music Hall of Fame. By Jessica Bray Kentucky’s finest musicians gathered at the Lexington Center in
Read More“In the deep dark hills of eastern Kentucky, That’s the place where I trace my bloodline…” is sung with deep emotion from one of country music’s legendary female performers, Patty Loveless. Come Thursday, she will add Kentucky Music Hall of Fame into her list of achievements. For over 25 years,
Read MoreKentucky Music Hall of Fame announced their class of 2011 today during a press conference conducted by Robert Lawson, Executive Director and Connie Hunt, Event Ceremony Executive Producer. Keith Whitley, Patty Loveless, Steve Wariner, John Michael Montgomery, The Goins Brothers, Molly O’Day and, Larnelle Harris will be the newest inductees into
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