Kentucky Statutes 2.100 – State song — Bluegrass song
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(1) The song, “My Old Kentucky Home,” by Stephen Collins Foster, is the official state song of Kentucky.
(2) The song, “Blue Moon of Kentucky” by Bill Monroe, is the bluegrass song of
Kentucky.
Effective: July 15, 1988
History: Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. — Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4618p.
Legislative Research Commission Note. The modern version of “My Old Kentucky Home” was adopted during the 1986 Regular Session of the General Assembly by the House of Representatives in House Resolution 159 and the Senate in Senate Resolution 114. This version substitutes the word “people” for the word “darkies.”
(2) The song, “Blue Moon of Kentucky” by Bill Monroe, is the bluegrass song of
Kentucky.
Effective: July 15, 1988
History: Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. — Recodified
1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4618p.
Legislative Research Commission Note. The modern version of “My Old Kentucky Home” was adopted during the 1986 Regular Session of the General Assembly by the House of Representatives in House Resolution 159 and the Senate in Senate Resolution 114. This version substitutes the word “people” for the word “darkies.”