<br><br>2.100 State song -- Bluegrass song. <br>(1) The song, "My Old Kentucky Home," by Stephen Collins Foster, is the official state <br>song of Kentucky. <br>(2) The song, "Blue Moon of Kentucky" by Bill Monroe, is the bluegrass song of <br>Kentucky. <br>Effective: July 15, 1988 <br>History: Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 134, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1988. -- Recodified <br>1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4618p. <br>Legislative Research Commission Note. The modern version of "My Old Kentucky <br>Home" was adopted during the 1986 Regular Session of the General Assembly by the <br>House of Representatives in House Resolution 159 and the Senate in Senate <br>Resolution 114. This version substitutes the word "people" for the word "darkies." <br><br>