The Best Country Songs About Kentucky

Bounded by the Ohio River in the north and the Appalachian Mountains in the east, Kentucky is known for many things. Horse racing, fried chicken, bourbon, baseball bats, coal and of course, bluegrass music.

Country music wouldn’t be country music without the artists that have come out of Kentucky. Imagine a world without Loretta Lynn, , Billy Ray Cyrus, The Judds, Dwight Yoakam, Crystal Gayle, Keith Whitley, Tom T. Hall or Bill Monroe and the country music we listen to today would sound very different.

Some of today’s biggest country stars hail from the bluegrass state too. Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton and Tyler Childers are all country singing Kentuckians.

So, it’s no surprise the state has more than a few songs written about it. From Elvis Presley’s ‘Kentucky Rain’ to John Prine’s ‘Paradise’. Butter my butt and call me a biscuit, here are 50 of the finest in Holler’s Best Country Songs About Kentucky.

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1. 1.

   Kentucky Blue

   Brit Taylor

2. 2.

   Kentucky Sky

   Logan Halstead

3. 3.

   Blue Moon of Kentucky

   Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys

4. 4.

   Harlan County

   Jim Ford

5. 5.

   Kentucky, 1988

   Kelsey Waldon

6. 6.

   Kentucky Gambler

   Dolly Parton

7. 7.

   My Old Kentucky Home

   Johnny Cash

8. 8.

   Paradise

   John Prine

9. 9.

   Coal Miner's Daughter

   Loretta Lynn

10. 10.

    Kentucky

    The Everly Brothers

11. 11.

    Kentucky Jelly

    Brad Paisley

12. 12.

    Blue Kentucky Girl

    Emmylou Harris

13. 13.

    Kentucky Bluebird

    Keith Whitley

14. 14.

    Kentucky Woman

    Neil Diamond

15. 15.

    Kentucky Waltz

    Eddy Arnold

16. 16.

    Kentucky Rain

    Eddie Rabbitt

17. 17.

    East Kentucky Home

    The Steeldrivers

18. 18.

    Kentucky Gold

    Whiskey Myers

19. 19.

    Summers in Kentucky

    Wheeler Walker Jr.

20. 20.

    The L&N Doesn't Stop Here Anymore

    Kathy Mattea

21. 21.

    Big Time

    Angel Olsen and Sturgill Simpson

22. 22.

    Kentucky Straight

    Johnny Cash

23. 23.

    Bourbon in Kentucky

    Dierks Bentley

24. 24.

    My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight

    John Prine

25. 25.

    Blackie, Kentucky

    Dolly Parton

26. 26.

    Kentucky, February 27, 1971

    Tom T. Hall

27. 27.

    Keep Your Eyes On Kentucky

    Dan Tyminsky

28. 28.

    Kentucky

    Sammi Smith

29. 29.

    Kentucky In The Morning

    Cliff Ledger

30. 30.

    Kentucky Mandolin

    Bill Monroe and Doc Watson

31. 31.

    Coal

    Tyler Childers

32. 32.

    Kentucky

    Gail Davies

33. 33.

    You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive

    Brad Paisley

34. 34.

    Somewhere In Kentucky

    Grayson Jenkins

35. 35.

    The Life You Chose

    Jason Isbell

36. 36.

    HighWay 40 Blues

    Ricky Skaggs

37. 37.

    Bowling Green

    Glen Campbell

38. 38.

    Eight More Miles To Louisville

    Jerry Reed

39. 39.

    Run For The Roses

    Dan Fogelberg

40. 40.

    Old King Coal

    Stugill Simpson

41. 41.

    Nine Pound Hammer

    Merle Travis

42. 42.

    Kentucky Rain

    Elvis Presley

43. 43.

    Kentucky

    The Louvin Brothers

44. 44.

    Nothin' But The Taillights

    Clint Black

45. 45.

    Kentucky Means Paradise

    Glen Campbell

46. 46.

    Bowling Green

    The Everly Brothers

47. 47.

    Blue Kentucky Girl

    Loretta Lynn

48. 48.

    Lexington

    Nicholas Jamerson and The Morning Jays

49. 49.

    Louisville

    Colt Ford

50. 50.

    Dumas Walker

    The Kentucky Headhunters

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