Merle Travis, who penned the timeless country hit "Sixteen Tons," was born Nov. 29, 1917, in Rosewood, Kentucky.
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Deadly tornadoes swept through parts of the Midwest and the South in December. Entire neighborhoods in western Kentucky were wiped out. Hundreds of people are still displaced and grieving the loss of ...
The Kentucky Folk Art Center (KFAC) is celebrating the 90th birthday of prominent folk artist Minnie Adkins. Adkins’ birthday party is from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Morehead Conference ...
Author George Ella Lyon, shown in one of her writing rooms in her home in Lexington in 2012, will recite some of her poems in concert with the Lexington Chamber Chorale on Saturday. Herald-Leader ...
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Copyright 2023 WEKU. To see more, visit WEKU. After tornadoes swept through the Midwest in December, a ...
After tornadoes swept through the Midwest in December, a Kentucky folk singer asked people to donate musical instruments for those who lost homes. 700 instruments have been given away so far. Deadly ...