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🎵Hometown hits

10 songs about Louisville, KY
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Louisville has inspired songwriters through the decades. | Photo by Steve Grider
These days, Jack Harlow has put Louisville at the top of the Billboard charts by shouting out tons of local spots in his songs. But he’s not the only musician who’s sung about you, LOU.

Today, we’ve got a playlist of Derby City needle drops and Louisville licks you can listen to when you’re in need of a hometown hit.

“Louisville, K-Y” | Ella Fitzgerald
The “Queen of Jazz” hopes you’ll take her back to Derby City, where she longs to hear the whippoorwill.

“Louisville” | Amos Lee
The second track on the singer-songwriter’s 2018 album “My New Moon” gets bonus points for how Lee pronounces “Lou-uh-ville” — it’s almost perfect.

“Follow Me Back to Louisville” | Don Williams & The Pozo-Seco Singers
Released in 1979, Williams invites someone to follow him back to Derby City “to find out if you care.” Don’t worry, Don, if that special someone doesn’t follow you back, we’ve got a few places in mind where you can let it all out.

A photo of Bob Dylan singing at The White House in 2010.

Dylan is set to play concerts in Louisville on March 23 + 24.

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Photo by Pete Souza/The White House via Wikimedia Commons

“Lily of the West” | Bob Dylan
When Dylan “first came to Louisville,” he found “a damsel there from Lexington.” You really steal our hearts, too, LEXtoday.

“The Son of Clayton Delaney” | Tom T. Hall
Born in Carter County, Kentucky, Hall was nicknamed “the Storyteller” because of the way he weaved narrative into his country songs. In this tune, Hall tells a tale that begins in a Derby City honky-tonk on 4th Street in 1978, where he listens to a band while sipping beer.

“Louisville, Look What We Can Do” | Hazel Miller
In 1982, when the former Galleria shopping mall opened, the City of Louisville commissioned local singer Hazel Miller to write a theme song for LOU, and she produced an absolute banger. She came back to perform it last year at the inauguration of Mayor Craig Greenberg.
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Events
Thursday, March 7
Friday, March 8
  • Paul Hornung Award Ceremony | Friday, March 8 | 7-9 p.m. | The Galt House Hotel, Archibald Cochran Ballroom, 140 N. 4th St., Louisville | $150-$250 | See the prestigious honor, given to the most versatile player in college football, awarded to Colorado’s Travis Hunter.
  • Decades Battle Silent Disco: 80s v. 90s v. 2000s | Friday, March 8-Saturday, March 9 | 8 p.m. | TEN20 Craft Brewery, 1020 E. Washington St., Louisville | $10 | Dress your retro best + sip local brews as three DJs play tunes from through the decades.
Saturday, March 9
  • The Bees and the Birds | Saturday, March 9 | 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest, 2075 Clermont Rd., Clermont | Free | See wildlife from an uninterrupted vantage point inside Bernheim’s viewing room, where a naturalist will accompany you to answer questions.
Sunday, March 10
  • Sunday Supper at Rosettes | Sunday, March 10 | 5-10 p.m. | Rosettes, 730 E. Market St., Louisville | $45 | Enjoy a three-course dinner featuring chicken roulade + mashed potatoes with pear and apple tarte tatin for dessert.
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News Notes
Eat
  • Jin Doshirak Korean Food Box & Sushi is now open at 211 S. 5th St. in downtown Louisville, in the former All Thai’d Up space. The new restaurant comes from the owner of the former Osaka Japanese restaurant, and will serve sushi + Korean dishes like bibimbop from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
Open
  • There’s a new restaurant + event space in the Glenmary Country Club. Mulligan’s offers tacos, burritos, burgers, and steaks + features an outdoor space with room for sand volleyball, cornhole, pickleball. It’s open Monday through Friday, 2-10 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday, 11 a.m. to close.
Talk
  • The Louisville Downtown Partnership (LDP) will hold the 2024 State of the Downtown event on Thursday, March 21. Local officials like Mayor Craig Greenberg + LDP’s Rebecca Fleischaker will unveil the official 10-year strategy for Louisville’s urban core over lunch. Tickets are on sale through Friday, March 8.
State
  • Don’t be alarmed when you hear sirens around town sound for one minute at 10:07 a.m. this morning. There is a statewide tornado drill as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week. Remember, this is just a test.
Plan Ahead
  • Mine That Bird, the long-shot racehorse that won the 135th Kentucky Derby in 2009 at 50-1 odds, will be back on his old stomping grounds this month. The thoroughbred will take temporary residence at the Kentucky Derby Museum’s Long Shots exhibit March 27 through mid-April.
Gallery
  • The Louisville Zoo is celebrating its 54th year in 2024, and The Courier Journal took a look back through their photo archives. Look how cute the baby polar bears were back in the 1980s. Bonus: There might be more polar bear cubs soon.
Fun Fact
  • Here’s some perfect news for Hump Day... University of Louisville graduate Isabella Leslie recently won a prestigious camel race in Dubai. The C1 Championships are the only licensed all-female camel racing competition there, and Leslie is the first American to win. She graduated from UofL’s equine business school. (WDRB)
Sports
  • Louisville football is in the mix for a top-five recruit in the class of 2025. Get game coverage, analysis, insights, interviews and more from local experts of the Cards with Locked On’s daily podcasts.
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    Outdoors

    🏕️ Let’s go glamping

    Let’s go glamping, Louisville
    An Airstream trailer sits beneath a roof near a stone-lined pond.
    Progress Park offers seven airstream trailers, each with amenities like a firepit, grill, and hammock. | Photo courtesy Progress Park
    Spring is officially less than two weeks away, springing up on March 19, and that means Louisvillians will be opening their windows + planning outdoor activities.

    It also means glamping — aka glamorous camping — at Progress Park. Think: campfires, smores, and nature without having to pitch your own tent.

    Progress Park is a 12-acre, all-inclusive glamping resort at 4501 Progress Blvd. in Buechel. The park features:
    • Three houses + seven airstream trailers, with plans for an eighth this year, available for rent for $109-$224 per night — each includes a patio, fire pit, grill, and hammock
    • A 2-acre pond with sandy beaches — kayaks, canoes and paddle boards are available + you can cast a line for catch-and-release fishing
    • Activities like volleyball, shuffleboard, corn hole, pickleball, gaga ball, and more
    Plus, Progress Park is planning to add a 10,000-sqft event space for weddings and other gatherings. The new space is slated to open in May.
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