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Kentucky Avenue

"Kentucky Avenue" is a song written and performed by Tom Waits, and released on Side Two of his 1978 album, Blue Valentine. The song was also included on the 1986 compilation album Asylum Years.

Lyrics

"Kentucky Avenue" contains autobiographical elements. Tom Waits grew up on a street called Kentucky Avenue in Whittier, California. In a 1979 interview, Waits recounted:

Many of the song's lyrics relate to real people in Waits' childhood. "Mrs. Storm" was a neighbour who would sit with a twelve-gauge shotgun protruding from her kitchen window. Perhaps the strongest autobiographical influence was Waits' childhood friend, a boy named Kipper, who suffered from polio and used a wheelchair. In 1981, Waits elaborated on these memories:

The song's closing moments include the line "we'll hop that freight train in the hall." This refers to one of Waits' earliest childhood memories, in which he would imagine that, every night, a freight train would run through the centre of his house.

Reception

Kentucky

Kentucky (i/kənˈtʌki/, kən-TU-kee), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.

Kentucky is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil. One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky which houses two of its major cities, Louisville and Lexington. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River.

Kentucky (horse)

Kentucky (foaled 1861, died 1875), was a successful American Thoroughbred racehorse who won 21 of his 23 starts, including 20 consecutive wins.

He was by Lexington, who sired three colts in 1861 (out of Glencoe mares) and would each become one of the best race horses in America – Norfolk, Asteroid and Kentucky. Norfolk and Asteroid went undefeated throughout their racing careers, and one of the few horses who ever defeated Kentucky was Norfolk. Kentucky's dam was Magnolia, by the imported British champion Glencoe; Glencoe stood at John Harper's Nantura Stock Farm in Kentucky. His sire line traced back to Herod.

A rangy bay with a narrow white stripe and white off-fore pastern, Kentucky was owned by John Hunter, one of the founders of the Saratoga Race Course and co-owner (and the first chairman) of The Jockey Club.

Racing record

Probably trained by A.J. Minor (the facts are unclear), Kentucky won his only two-year-old start. At age three, racing for John Hunter, William R. Travers and George Osgood, he lost his second start in the inaugural Jersey Derby – coming in fourth to Norfolk. After that he won 20 consecutive races, including the first Travers Stakes in 1864 and the first two runnings of the Saratoga Cup at a distance of 2¼ miles. He also won the first Inaugural Stakes in four mile heats at the newly opened Jerome Park Racetrack. For three seasons (1864, 1865 and 1866), when races were two, three and four miles long, he was the undisputed champion of East Coast racing.

Kentucky (film)

Kentucky is a 1938 Technicolor film with Loretta Young, Richard Greene, and Walter Brennan. It was directed by David Butler. It is a Romeo and Juliet story of lovers Jack and Sally, set amidst Kentucky horseracing, in which a family feud goes back to the Civil War and is kept alive by Sally's Uncle Peter.

Plot

During the Civil War, Thad Goodwin (Charles Waldron) of Elmtree Farm, a local horse breeder resists Capt. John Dillon (Douglass Dumbrille) and a company of Union soldiers confiscating his prize horses. He is killed by Dillon and his youngest son Peter (Bobs Watson) cries at the soldiers riding away with the horses.

75 years later, in 1938, Peter (Walter Brennan) now a crotchety old man, still resides on Elmtree Farm and raises horses with his niece Sally (Loretta Young). Dillon's grandson Jack (Richard Greene) and Sally meet, her not knowing that he was a Dillon. Peter Goodwin dies when his speculation on cotton drops. The Goodwins are forced to auction off nearly all their horses and Jack offers his services to Sally, as a trainer of their last prize horse, "Bessie's Boy", who falls ill.

Radio Stations - Kentucky

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LOCATION
WATR-AM 1320 Waterbury, CT Oldies USA
FSN Feature Story News World News News,News Updates USA
High Plains Public Radio Classical,Public USA
KBYU-FM 89.1 (Great Music ... Sound Ideas) Provo, UT Classical,Public,College USA
Western Intertie Network (WIN System) Talk USA
WPDH-FM 101.5 (Home Of Rock N Roll) Poughkeepsie, NY Classic Rock USA
WQQB-FM 96.1 Rantoul, IL Top 40 USA
AccuRadio: Power Ballads Adult Contemporary,Classic Rock USA
KKLA-FM 99.5 Los Angeles, CA Christian,Talk USA
KTAR-FM 92.3 Phoenix, AZ News Talk,Talk,Discussion USA
WBPT-FM 106.9 (The Eagle) Birmingham, AL Classic Rock USA
KFMJ-FM 99.9 Ketchikan, AK Oldies,Classic Rock USA
WXL61-SW 162.475 (NOAA Weather) Cedar Rapids, IA News Updates,Short Wave Radio USA
WDQX-FM 102.3 (Max FM) Morton, IL Classic Rock USA
BoomerRadio: Sweet Soul Music Oldies,Pop USA
WOLX-FM 94.9 Baraboo, WI Oldies USA
WICR-FM 88.7 (Univ of Indianapolis) Indianapolis, IN College USA
IRSO-FL Roots of Soul R&B USA
WJTW-LP 100.3 Jupiter, FL Oldies,Public USA
WVHF-AM 1140 (Holy Family Radio) Kentwood, MI Religious USA
WONE-FM 97.5 Akron, OH Rock,Classic Rock USA
WGLE-FM 90.7 (WGTE) Lima, OH News USA
Today's Christian Music Christian Contemporary,Religious,Christian USA
Shepherd's Chapel Religious,Christian USA
KRLD-AM 1080 (NewsRadio 1080) Dallas, TX News Talk,News,Talk USA
KDIX-IR 1230 (Herb 1 Radio) Dickinson, ND Jazz,Talk,Reggae USA
Mistletoe @ iradiophilly.com Christian USA
ORS - Christmas Music For Kids Christian,Kids USA
WBOG-AM 1460 (Kool Gold) Tomah, WI Oldies USA
KELS-LP 104.7 FM (Pirate Radio) Greeley, CO Oldies,60s USA
Smooth Beats, Hip Hop Hip Hop USA
WPSO-AM 1500 (Greek Voice Radio) New Port Richey, FL Greek USA
KCMQ-FM 96.7 (Real Classic Rock) Columbia, MO Classic Rock USA
NuBreaks Radio Dance,Electronica,Jungle USA
KCME-FM 88.7 Manitou Springs, CO Classical,Public USA
South Carolina ETV Radio, Classical Varied,Classical,Public USA
WBJC-FM 91.5 Baltimore, MD Classical,Public,College USA
WNWC-FM 102.5 (Life 102.5) Madison, WI Christian Contemporary,Gospel,Christian USA
KLFE-AM 1590 (Freedom 1590) Seattle, WA Talk USA
K-Lite Online Soft Rock USA
WFCJ-FM 93.7 (Inspiration) Dayton, OH Religious USA
Scanner: Denver Police Talk USA
WRSU-FM 88.7 (Rutgers Univ) New Brunswick, NJ College USA
SomaFM: Tag's Trip Electronica USA
WEKZ-FM 93.7 (Big Oldies) Monroe, WI Oldies USA
WZAB-AM 880 (The Biz) Sweetwater, FL Talk,Discussion USA
KBGL-FM 106.9 (Hits 106.9) Larned, KS Contemporary USA
WARL-AM 1320 Attleboro, MA Talk USA
KIH35-SW 162.550 (NOAA Weather) Pittsburgh, PA News Updates,Short Wave Radio USA
WRUR-FM 88.5 (WXXI Public Broadcasting) Rochester, NY College USA
WDEF-FM 92.3 (Sunny 92.3) Chatanooga, TN Contemporary USA

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Kentucky Avenue

by: Tom Waits

Eddie graces buick got 4 bullet holes in the side
Charlie delisle sittin at the top of an avocado tree
Mrs stormll stab you with a steak knife if you step on her
Lawn
I got a half pack of lucky strikes man come along with me
Lets fill our pockets with macadamia nuts
Then go over to bobby goodmansons
And jump off the roof
Hilda plays strip poker
And her mamas across the street
Joey navinski says she put her tongue in his mouth
Dicky faulkners got a switchblade
And some gooseneck risers
That eucalyptus is a hunchback
Theres a wind up from the south
Let me tie you up with kite string
And Ill show you the scabs on my knee
Watch out for the broken glass, put your shoes and socks
On and come along with me
Lets follow that fire track
I think your house is burnin down
The go down to the hobo jungle and kill some rattle
Snakes with a trowel
Well break all the windowa in the old anderson place
And steal a bunch of boysenberrys
And smear em on our face
Ill get a dollar from my mamas purse
And buy that scull and crossbones ring
And you can wear it around your neck on an old piece of
String
Then well spit on ronnie arnold
And flip him the bird
And slash the tires on the school bus
Now dont say a word
Ill take a rusty nail and scratch your initials on my arm
And Ill show you how to sneak up on the roof of the
Drugstore
Take the spongs from your wheelchair
And a magpies wings
And tie em to your shoulders and your feet
Ill steal a hacksaw from my dad
And cut the braces off your legs
And well bury them tonight in the cornfield
Put a church keey in your pocket
Well hop that freight train in the hall
And well slide down the drain all the way




Latest News for: kentucky avenue

Waterfront Wednesday is back! Here's the 2025 lineup for the free Louisville concert series

Courier Journal 27 Mar 2025
The 2025 season also features The Kentucky Gentlemen, Momma, Marzz, Southern Avenue, Kashus Culpepper, Candi Jenkins, Uwade, Maggie Halfman, Relaay, Roadie, Sydney Sleadd and the Swarm, and Cam Clark & his Orchestra.

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Times-Mail - Bedford 20 Mar 2025
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NKY city ousts councilwoman for missed meetings. She say she's afraid of getting shot

Cincinnati.com 18 Mar 2025
Kentucky is an open carry state ... Lead Councilmember Gloria Grubbs told The Enquirer, "Our city clerk had actually contacted the (Kentucky) League of Cities, and they said that it was not the best way to have your meetings.

Kentucky city ousts councilwoman for missed meetings. She say she's afraid of getting shot

Courier Journal 18 Mar 2025
Kentucky is an open carry state ... Lead Councilmember Gloria Grubbs told The Enquirer, "Our city clerk had actually contacted the (Kentucky) League of Cities, and they said that it was not the best way to have your meetings.

Bill addresses tax on bullion buyers

The News-Enterprise 14 Mar 2025
FRANKFORT — The Senate passed House Bill 2 which gives Kentucky taxpayers improperly charged sales and use taxes on bullion transactions an avenue to seek refunds and additional compensation for the illegal and undue burden ... .

Memphis pastor Ricky Floyd shot, killed following a dispute

TSD Memphis 13 Mar 2025
The shooting occurred outside Momma’s Bar and Diner at the corner of Crump Avenue and Kentucky Avenue around 1 a.m., March 12 ...

Road closures expected in City of Danville

Commercial News 11 Mar 2025
Nevada Avenue and Virginia Avenue, as well as the intersection of Utah Avenue and Kentucky Avenue, is currently closed in the City of Danville. The closure began Monday, March 10 ... × This page requires Javascript ... .

Storm water drainage project in downtown Opelika nearly complete

Opelika Observer 11 Mar 2025
... especially around First Avenue ... to do a full drainage study of the North Railroad Street watershed, which begins at Kentucky Fried Chicken on North Sixth Street and continues down across First Avenue.

Remsen Winner Poster Likely Staying Home For Jeff Ruby

Bloodhorse 11 Mar 2025
During the March 10 episode of the BloodHorse Monday podcast presented by Ocala Breeders' Sales Company, Godolphin's Michael Banahan gave an update on final Kentucky Derby (G1) prep plans for Poster, Sovereignty, and East Avenue ... .
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