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.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - When the University of Louisville Band performed “My Old Kentucky Home” at the start of this year’s Derby, the singers scheduled to perform with them weren’t on the stage. The ...

Justify wins the 144th Kentucky Derby, pulling away on a sloppy, rain-soaked Churchill Downs track “My Old Kentucky Home” is the state song of Kentucky. It was written before the Civil War by ...