My Old Kentucky Home

American Troubadour, Bill Schustik, sings "My Old Kentucky Home" and tells the history of the abolitionist roots of the Stephen Foster melody.

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[barrymore]

As a Kentuckian, hearing the traditional lyrics is awe-inspiring.....brought tears to my eyes...if only all the pc minions would look at the historical meanings before the become "rabid."

[cskirk]

Thank you for posting this song in it's original version. The political correctness of our generation has nuetered this song. Just listen to the original version. It is an abolishinist song. It speaks vivid details of the truth of a slave being ripped from his family and sold down the river to the deep south where he will dead in a couple of years. How can this song be considered racist?

[hoalder]

I'm from Germany and I know some versions of this song of the beginning of recording such as from Alma Gluck. But WOW WOW WOW your interpretation make me a feeling of "Gänsehaut" (like we saying). Respekt!

[therealdirkdiggler]

THANK GOD, THE DARKIES! THANK CHRIST!

[hom859]

You know, i love this song but this song didn't represent kentucky as a bunch of slave holders because in kentcuky a lot of people didn't have slave (hence the reason they never separated from the union in the civil war). kentcuky was full of poor people. people who fended for themselves and didnt have slaves. i know my family didn't have slaves and the ancestor i could find that fought in the civil war fought for the union. all of ky does not represent slavery and never will. LONG LIVE KY

[hom859]

@cskirk i understand what you mean but it is 2011 now and if you still perform the song as it is, a state song, then you have to re-enlist it as a state song without offending any citizen of the state. i respect the original song like i do my heritage but i can not disregard offending my fellow statesmen if it does. in short. LONG LIVE MY HOME & GREAT STATE OF KENTUCKY. THE GREATEST STATE EVER IN THE WORLD.

[hom859]

@barrymore i understand what you mean but it is 2011 now and if you still perform the song as it is, a state song, then you have to re-enlist it as a state song without offending any citizen of the state. i respect the original song like i do my heritage but i can not disregard offending my fellow statesmen if it does. in short. LONG LIVE MY HOME & GREAT STATE OF KENTUCKY. THE GREATEST STATE EVER IN THE WORLD.

[kjknucklehead]

Political Correctness has crushed the soul of this country. Slavery in my opinion was the biggest indignity and embarressment this nation or any race of people has ever faced. But what's happened to the first ammendment? Is Freedom Of Speech the law as long as you don't bad mouth an African American? As a Black man, I am embarrest that black people have not progressed and prospered after over 200 yrs.and that we still need special treatment to be considered equal. It's shameful..

[JuliasGallery]

This is beautiful! I grew up knowing this song by kindergarten! I grew up just a few miles from this home. Thank you

[BowToMySkill]

FUCK THE DARKIES KILL THEM ALL