One of the most emotional parts of Senior Day, nobody can touch Happy Chandler in performing this.
Жүктеу.....
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@themysfit12 жыл бұрын
This is my first time seeing this video. I'm originally from Memphis, TN and moved to Lexington, KY in Oct. 2011. This truly brought a tear to this ol' Memphis boy's eyes.
@fredsevent12 жыл бұрын
I was in the crowd the day this was recorded - I cried then and I cried now.
@kyldy17 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful bit of KY History! As you can see I am a KY Lady! however, I was not born there. So you folks who can VOTE in November. No one can sing the state song like Happy. May He rest in Peace! United we stand divided we fall! Go CATS GO! proud to be a Kentucky Colonel too!
@03Crazy12 жыл бұрын
From one beautiful state to another. Best wishes and hello from your neighbor Virginia.
@jessevinson4323
4 жыл бұрын
Yes sir
@clackerhead114 жыл бұрын
Born and raised in Kentucky (near Bardstown, but my father's family near Calvary goes back 200+ years. Joined the miltitary in 84 and never got back. Goddamn, there are still days I really miss the motherland. I still refer to myself as a Kentuckian. UK Fan forever!!!
@waitinon813 жыл бұрын
I moved out of state for several years as a kid. My father died when I was 10, but I fondly remember him listening to an old record of Happy Chandler singing My Old Kentucky Home
@CClarkuk16 жыл бұрын
Playing this one time for Mr. Wildcat. God Bless him, and the Wildcat Family.
@jhmontell8 жыл бұрын
Is there anything more beautiful?
@raymondmccomas3710
3 жыл бұрын
No !!
@kimmieanne117 жыл бұрын
I just watch this and cried all over again..Great!
@skipapa12315 жыл бұрын
This video is beautiful and makes me wish I'd gone to Kentucky U. God bless Happy Chandler.
@GLHS59214 жыл бұрын
I remember, as a child, how touching it was to hear Mr. Chandler sing this song. Nobody told me to feel that way. It just happens naturally when you are from the great Commonwealth of Kentucky.
@tikkihut5817 жыл бұрын
Great video captured! This was senior night 1983. We saw Happy sing everytime at Rupp - been season ticket holder since '77.
@delt45917 жыл бұрын
Agree 100 percent...makes me teary eyed every time.
@MsBrownImABigDeal14 жыл бұрын
Yes, this Song makes me Cry every time I hear it ! I knew 'Happy"! I know his family and took care of his grandsons (Ben III); it makes me soooo Emotional!!!! I just called Toss Chandler to let her hear him Sang!!
@ufhater2116 жыл бұрын
this one's a tearjerker. there's no way i can watch the whole thing w/o chocking up. i really miss kentucky
@emersyn698416 жыл бұрын
i cried for a week when mr wildcat died. and im a louisville fan. god bless kentucky
@danjar716 жыл бұрын
...for my Old Kentucky Home, far away. RIP Mr. Wildcat. You will be missed.
@oldawgblue14 жыл бұрын
This was recorded in March 1988, four months before Happy Chandler's 90th birthday. What pipes!
@numarximc17 жыл бұрын
beautiful and emotional!
@Rastafarian188217 жыл бұрын
doesn't get any better than this!
@saxguy117 жыл бұрын
I was trying to describe "passion" to a person the other day, as in having a passion for a job, a field of study, etc. It may be hard to describe, but it's easy to identify when you see it. Just look at the Gov. He has passion for his state, its people and its history. This is one example of what passion looks like and what it does for others.
@seven24913 жыл бұрын
I'm from New York and I haven't been to Kentucky yet, but every time I hear My Old Kentucky Home. It brings a tear to my eye and my thoughts turn to home and family.
@rd4uk17 жыл бұрын
I live in Hawaii and just listening to this made me very homesick! What a beautiful song. It makes be proud to be a Kentuckian and a wildcat fan.
@gocats13216 жыл бұрын
After all these years it still brings tears to my eyes. I had the honor of growing up just down the road from Happy Chandler and though many miles seperate me from the place of my birth every time I hear that song I remember that I will always be a proud to be from Kentucky.
@awy197711 жыл бұрын
UK or UL fans should both appreciate this rendition of a great song. You won't ever hear it sung with more emotion than ol' Happy Chandler could bring.
@kirbyofficial227
7 жыл бұрын
What about WK?
@ked1315 жыл бұрын
: * ( These young people and their families have a right to be proud of their school and hard work despite the failures of their coaches.
@kentuckyman2115 жыл бұрын
i got chills down my body
@Neppybutt14 жыл бұрын
Wow! First time a state song being sung that brought tears to my eyes. And I am not from Kentucky. What an incredible voice! You go Former Governor!!!
@JJayHawk917 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful rendition and at his age it is amazing. I love Kentucky and I love "My Old Kentucky Home".
@academision11 жыл бұрын
I saw this video in a history of Kentucky class at school a few weeks ago and after looking at this song on itunes I can't find a single artist who can hold a candle to Happy Chandler! Incredible!
@skipapa12316 жыл бұрын
That's the best and sweetest version on KZread. God bless Happy Chandler.
@soonerman557412 жыл бұрын
congrats on your 8th national championship
@maybrook116 жыл бұрын
yeah when i was a senior there last year, hearing that song for the last time tore me up.
@TheCatFan2114 жыл бұрын
This was great. I love this song and the pride it makes me, as a Kentuckian, feel.
@danjar717 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. I love how 1980s everything is. Some of those people are hilarious... The dance team and Rob Lock's mom are classic.
@kentuckyman2116 жыл бұрын
the most emotional senior day in College Basketball no question
@DustySmalls15 жыл бұрын
on of the best videos i have ever seen!
@graciemuldoon17 жыл бұрын
ok ok.. this one made me cry... but it was ok to cry on this one... right? GO KENTUCKY your ky girl misses you~~
@deecee28377 жыл бұрын
Described as "one of the most emotional moments in sport," former Governor A.B. "Happy" Chandler sings the state anthem, "My Old Kentucky Home" - on Senior Night at Rupp Arena, March 2nd, 1988 - for Wildcats Ed Davender, Winston Bennett, Rob Lock, Cedric Jenkins, and Richard Madison. This was also Rex Chapman's final game in Lexington, as he entered the NBA draft after the 1987-1988 season.
@danielq03018916 жыл бұрын
Kentucky! I'll be back to ya on Friday!!
@hotwax93768 жыл бұрын
My great-grandmother used to sing this song a lot. She wasn't from Kentucky; she grew up mostly in Ohio (which is next door) and in Iowa. She passed away when I was six. I've never even been to Kentucky myself, but I know a lady who is originally from there and whose daughter went to school with me. I think of all three of them whenever I hear this song.
@tazzjp17 жыл бұрын
goose bumps...........
@LazlosPlane16 жыл бұрын
Amazing.
@pqh3214 жыл бұрын
i was born in lexington, got family still down there lives in pittsburgh now but Go big blue till i died n i proud i was born n die a Cats fan
@oldrzagza12 жыл бұрын
Gets me EVERY time. I think... I've got... something ...in my eye *sniff*
@TheCatFan2114 жыл бұрын
Best song I've ever heard. Good job Happy. God I love being a Kentuckian
@hougiebaby14 жыл бұрын
you answered my mightiest prayers...
@inpyohong77878 жыл бұрын
I love my old Kentucky home. Some day I will sing this song in my stage.
@sarahhunt0516 жыл бұрын
i'm going to cry like a baby when i graduate from uk in a few months.
@idoforensics13 жыл бұрын
It always had much more effect when the players had been there 3-4 years. This i beautiful. R.I.P. Happy
@Bloxgator17 жыл бұрын
fantastic
@StephenHardyMusic13 жыл бұрын
Weep no more my lady..weep no more today...
@TheCatFan2113 жыл бұрын
I watch this and man, it still brings tears to my eyes. Great video.
@thecomedian15 жыл бұрын
This gets to my emotions every time.
@Scarlett14yo12 жыл бұрын
@vince Thank you 4 that my friend! I would certainly LOVE to visit New Jersey and its wonderful people too!! Bless U!
@jared693116 жыл бұрын
i cried for days when bill died. i was at the reds game when it happened. R.I.P
@saxguy117 жыл бұрын
His passion is what gives him the strength in his advancing years to stand tall, sing powerfully and invoke such emotion in others. One asked about how the black players felt. Observe the black man (parent) visible with the Gov. begins. He appears to me to be somewhat indifferent. At the end, he is singing and wiping the tears from his eyes. 'Nuff said.
@doughesson14 жыл бұрын
I saw the Delta Queen playing this in Paducah before Derby Week.Some school teachers on a field trip from Graves County couldn't identify the song for their students.I grew up in Tennessee(forgive me)but I can hum the song.I think those teachers should have their certificates revoked.
@breantchapman212 жыл бұрын
the best.
@dpinzow13 жыл бұрын
Happy Chandler was also the 2nd commissioner of Major League Baseball
@jdthebooster12 жыл бұрын
Great senior class, Ed D, Winston Bennett and the Master Blaster.
@kyldy16 жыл бұрын
actually my KY neighbor that is English. We here in America speak English like our good neighbors the Canadians. "We just have various dialects! like speaking Kentucky! ya"all!
@DocHunter4812 жыл бұрын
Was there when this occurred, as I have been for every Senior Day since Rupp Arena opened in 1976. "Happy" loved UK & UK Basketball. He was also responsible for the CHANDLER Medical Center & College of Medicine @ UK becoming a reality. Contrary to history revisionists, the MOKH, Chandler, nor Coach Rupp were racist. This is abundantly clear to anyone interested in the FACTS, and not PC rhetoric.
@Sideswipe88112 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Same to you as well!
@dr37sam16 жыл бұрын
Great video and the greatest alma mater!And Im not from Kentucky.
@CFMD2814 жыл бұрын
@johncal2009 Actually, Stephen Foster did visit Kentucky. He had relatives in Bardstown, Ky. one of whom was a prominent Statesman named John Rowan. My Old Kentucky Home is a place called Federal Hill in the beautiful city of Bardstown. I would love to see the Mississippi Gulf Coast, I've only been to the Delta. Thanks for your post.
@ian74011 жыл бұрын
my gosh....i'm still crying
@babyduck19871817 жыл бұрын
Aww ... He has some words wrong. His house is like down the street from my house. It's pretty too!
@Sweetbluegrass17 жыл бұрын
best song ever excludeing the national anthem
@clipboardcrotch15 жыл бұрын
Everyone is crying because probation was just around the corner.
@KySportsVideo14 жыл бұрын
March 2, 1988 -- was also Rex Chapman's last home game
@zacula8611 жыл бұрын
So special. Happy Chandler should be in children's history books around the country. He made way for Jackie Robinson to join the majors. He captivated Kentucky.
@ked1315 жыл бұрын
ljenkin6, this looks to be the 1988 team's senior night including #44 Robert Lock, #25 Winston Bennett and #15 Ed Davender. I hope I've got all these right because they deserve the recognition!
@CFMD2814 жыл бұрын
@Wwyzzard You are a Kentuckian ! Technical or otherwise. God Bless You !
@MrStephen06258 жыл бұрын
Tears
@ukhistorian17 жыл бұрын
GO CATS!!! Crys.
@PhilFeedback17 жыл бұрын
Wow, That was an Awesome video. I rated this video a 5 !!!!
@onewing2214 жыл бұрын
It was better than you could. Mr. Jealous.
@dpinzow16 жыл бұрын
A little did you know: Chandler was considered a leading candidate for President on the Democratic side in 1940 had FDR not run for his third term...when he was elected governor of Kentucky in the 1930's he was considered the "Boy Governor" because he was only in his 30's...
@dro383814 жыл бұрын
It doesn't just move Kentuckians to tears.
@BERGRS15 жыл бұрын
Bring on the derby
@TheCatFan2114 жыл бұрын
@mr22jake22 It is a great song either way so do not disrespect the state which it represents. This song is the pride of many a hard working people. Please respect it even though a couple of words have been changed.
@johnbbolton11 жыл бұрын
I love Virginia. I would even vote for us to become one state again.
@terryshelton5360
7 жыл бұрын
We would become one state again, GO BIG BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@terryshelton5360
7 жыл бұрын
I meant we wouldn't become one state again!
@Spamoy1212 жыл бұрын
@fredsevent Was this the last time he sang to them, was this a sort of tradition, singing to the outgoing seniors. He was around 90 at the time.
@hattifnat14 жыл бұрын
格好いい!
@gjcall217 жыл бұрын
they need to go back to playing this song BEFORE the game
@ricknelms860610 жыл бұрын
GO CATS GO
@tikkihut5815 жыл бұрын
thanks...my bad.
@dro383814 жыл бұрын
@clackerhead1 : Once a Kentuckian, always a Kentuckian, and besides, if you ever bled blue, you will always bleed blue!
@ukhistorian17 жыл бұрын
He Means "Happy" like his name
@wherethepowerlies15 жыл бұрын
Go UK Wildcat Till i Die!
@danielmbayens16 жыл бұрын
March 1988
@blueboy68016 жыл бұрын
Didn't somebody release a version of this song way back in the fifties or sixties or was it, perhaps, that they used the tune ?. Love to know.
@alongtheway113 жыл бұрын
OHHHHH C A T S CATS CATS CATS!
@ctumbler10 жыл бұрын
BLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUE
@wegohighjump110 жыл бұрын
Too bad Senior Day means almost nothing anymore....No one sticks around long enough to experience being a senior.
@Kennikus14 жыл бұрын
"The abolitionist Frederick Douglass believed the song was sympathetic to slaves."
@clipboardcrotch15 жыл бұрын
you forgot Richard"Master Blaster" Madison
@cabdurrahim15 жыл бұрын
Mr Chandler my not be a racist but UK sure was. Mr Chandler intergratd MLB but could not do the same for UK sports. MLB was done in 1947 and it took UK basketball another three decades to to the same. I was in charleston SC watching the NCAA tournament and was surprised when I saw UK playing I could not believe it was UK that was in 1975
@ichron773617 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you put the note of "former" Kentuckian. You are no Kentuckian in my eyes.
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This is my first time seeing this video. I'm originally from Memphis, TN and moved to Lexington, KY in Oct. 2011. This truly brought a tear to this ol' Memphis boy's eyes.
I was in the crowd the day this was recorded - I cried then and I cried now.
What a wonderful bit of KY History! As you can see I am a KY Lady! however, I was not born there. So you folks who can VOTE in November. No one can sing the state song like Happy. May He rest in Peace! United we stand divided we fall! Go CATS GO! proud to be a Kentucky Colonel too!
From one beautiful state to another. Best wishes and hello from your neighbor Virginia.
@jessevinson4323
4 жыл бұрын
Yes sir
Born and raised in Kentucky (near Bardstown, but my father's family near Calvary goes back 200+ years. Joined the miltitary in 84 and never got back. Goddamn, there are still days I really miss the motherland. I still refer to myself as a Kentuckian. UK Fan forever!!!
I moved out of state for several years as a kid. My father died when I was 10, but I fondly remember him listening to an old record of Happy Chandler singing My Old Kentucky Home
Playing this one time for Mr. Wildcat. God Bless him, and the Wildcat Family.
Is there anything more beautiful?
@raymondmccomas3710
3 жыл бұрын
No !!
I just watch this and cried all over again..Great!
This video is beautiful and makes me wish I'd gone to Kentucky U. God bless Happy Chandler.
I remember, as a child, how touching it was to hear Mr. Chandler sing this song. Nobody told me to feel that way. It just happens naturally when you are from the great Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Great video captured! This was senior night 1983. We saw Happy sing everytime at Rupp - been season ticket holder since '77.
Agree 100 percent...makes me teary eyed every time.
Yes, this Song makes me Cry every time I hear it ! I knew 'Happy"! I know his family and took care of his grandsons (Ben III); it makes me soooo Emotional!!!! I just called Toss Chandler to let her hear him Sang!!
this one's a tearjerker. there's no way i can watch the whole thing w/o chocking up. i really miss kentucky
i cried for a week when mr wildcat died. and im a louisville fan. god bless kentucky
...for my Old Kentucky Home, far away. RIP Mr. Wildcat. You will be missed.
This was recorded in March 1988, four months before Happy Chandler's 90th birthday. What pipes!
beautiful and emotional!
doesn't get any better than this!
I was trying to describe "passion" to a person the other day, as in having a passion for a job, a field of study, etc. It may be hard to describe, but it's easy to identify when you see it. Just look at the Gov. He has passion for his state, its people and its history. This is one example of what passion looks like and what it does for others.
I'm from New York and I haven't been to Kentucky yet, but every time I hear My Old Kentucky Home. It brings a tear to my eye and my thoughts turn to home and family.
I live in Hawaii and just listening to this made me very homesick! What a beautiful song. It makes be proud to be a Kentuckian and a wildcat fan.
After all these years it still brings tears to my eyes. I had the honor of growing up just down the road from Happy Chandler and though many miles seperate me from the place of my birth every time I hear that song I remember that I will always be a proud to be from Kentucky.
UK or UL fans should both appreciate this rendition of a great song. You won't ever hear it sung with more emotion than ol' Happy Chandler could bring.
@kirbyofficial227
7 жыл бұрын
What about WK?
: * ( These young people and their families have a right to be proud of their school and hard work despite the failures of their coaches.
i got chills down my body
Wow! First time a state song being sung that brought tears to my eyes. And I am not from Kentucky. What an incredible voice! You go Former Governor!!!
Such a beautiful rendition and at his age it is amazing. I love Kentucky and I love "My Old Kentucky Home".
I saw this video in a history of Kentucky class at school a few weeks ago and after looking at this song on itunes I can't find a single artist who can hold a candle to Happy Chandler! Incredible!
That's the best and sweetest version on KZread. God bless Happy Chandler.
congrats on your 8th national championship
yeah when i was a senior there last year, hearing that song for the last time tore me up.
This was great. I love this song and the pride it makes me, as a Kentuckian, feel.
Great stuff. I love how 1980s everything is. Some of those people are hilarious... The dance team and Rob Lock's mom are classic.
the most emotional senior day in College Basketball no question
on of the best videos i have ever seen!
ok ok.. this one made me cry... but it was ok to cry on this one... right? GO KENTUCKY your ky girl misses you~~
Described as "one of the most emotional moments in sport," former Governor A.B. "Happy" Chandler sings the state anthem, "My Old Kentucky Home" - on Senior Night at Rupp Arena, March 2nd, 1988 - for Wildcats Ed Davender, Winston Bennett, Rob Lock, Cedric Jenkins, and Richard Madison. This was also Rex Chapman's final game in Lexington, as he entered the NBA draft after the 1987-1988 season.
Kentucky! I'll be back to ya on Friday!!
My great-grandmother used to sing this song a lot. She wasn't from Kentucky; she grew up mostly in Ohio (which is next door) and in Iowa. She passed away when I was six. I've never even been to Kentucky myself, but I know a lady who is originally from there and whose daughter went to school with me. I think of all three of them whenever I hear this song.
goose bumps...........
Amazing.
i was born in lexington, got family still down there lives in pittsburgh now but Go big blue till i died n i proud i was born n die a Cats fan
Gets me EVERY time. I think... I've got... something ...in my eye *sniff*
Best song I've ever heard. Good job Happy. God I love being a Kentuckian
you answered my mightiest prayers...
I love my old Kentucky home. Some day I will sing this song in my stage.
i'm going to cry like a baby when i graduate from uk in a few months.
It always had much more effect when the players had been there 3-4 years. This i beautiful. R.I.P. Happy
fantastic
Weep no more my lady..weep no more today...
I watch this and man, it still brings tears to my eyes. Great video.
This gets to my emotions every time.
@vince Thank you 4 that my friend! I would certainly LOVE to visit New Jersey and its wonderful people too!! Bless U!
i cried for days when bill died. i was at the reds game when it happened. R.I.P
His passion is what gives him the strength in his advancing years to stand tall, sing powerfully and invoke such emotion in others. One asked about how the black players felt. Observe the black man (parent) visible with the Gov. begins. He appears to me to be somewhat indifferent. At the end, he is singing and wiping the tears from his eyes. 'Nuff said.
I saw the Delta Queen playing this in Paducah before Derby Week.Some school teachers on a field trip from Graves County couldn't identify the song for their students.I grew up in Tennessee(forgive me)but I can hum the song.I think those teachers should have their certificates revoked.
the best.
Happy Chandler was also the 2nd commissioner of Major League Baseball
Great senior class, Ed D, Winston Bennett and the Master Blaster.
actually my KY neighbor that is English. We here in America speak English like our good neighbors the Canadians. "We just have various dialects! like speaking Kentucky! ya"all!
Was there when this occurred, as I have been for every Senior Day since Rupp Arena opened in 1976. "Happy" loved UK & UK Basketball. He was also responsible for the CHANDLER Medical Center & College of Medicine @ UK becoming a reality. Contrary to history revisionists, the MOKH, Chandler, nor Coach Rupp were racist. This is abundantly clear to anyone interested in the FACTS, and not PC rhetoric.
Thanks! Same to you as well!
Great video and the greatest alma mater!And Im not from Kentucky.
@johncal2009 Actually, Stephen Foster did visit Kentucky. He had relatives in Bardstown, Ky. one of whom was a prominent Statesman named John Rowan. My Old Kentucky Home is a place called Federal Hill in the beautiful city of Bardstown. I would love to see the Mississippi Gulf Coast, I've only been to the Delta. Thanks for your post.
my gosh....i'm still crying
Aww ... He has some words wrong. His house is like down the street from my house. It's pretty too!
best song ever excludeing the national anthem
Everyone is crying because probation was just around the corner.
March 2, 1988 -- was also Rex Chapman's last home game
So special. Happy Chandler should be in children's history books around the country. He made way for Jackie Robinson to join the majors. He captivated Kentucky.
ljenkin6, this looks to be the 1988 team's senior night including #44 Robert Lock, #25 Winston Bennett and #15 Ed Davender. I hope I've got all these right because they deserve the recognition!
@Wwyzzard You are a Kentuckian ! Technical or otherwise. God Bless You !
Tears
GO CATS!!! Crys.
Wow, That was an Awesome video. I rated this video a 5 !!!!
It was better than you could. Mr. Jealous.
A little did you know: Chandler was considered a leading candidate for President on the Democratic side in 1940 had FDR not run for his third term...when he was elected governor of Kentucky in the 1930's he was considered the "Boy Governor" because he was only in his 30's...
It doesn't just move Kentuckians to tears.
Bring on the derby
@mr22jake22 It is a great song either way so do not disrespect the state which it represents. This song is the pride of many a hard working people. Please respect it even though a couple of words have been changed.
I love Virginia. I would even vote for us to become one state again.
@terryshelton5360
7 жыл бұрын
We would become one state again, GO BIG BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@terryshelton5360
7 жыл бұрын
I meant we wouldn't become one state again!
@fredsevent Was this the last time he sang to them, was this a sort of tradition, singing to the outgoing seniors. He was around 90 at the time.
格好いい!
they need to go back to playing this song BEFORE the game
GO CATS GO
thanks...my bad.
@clackerhead1 : Once a Kentuckian, always a Kentuckian, and besides, if you ever bled blue, you will always bleed blue!
He Means "Happy" like his name
Go UK Wildcat Till i Die!
March 1988
Didn't somebody release a version of this song way back in the fifties or sixties or was it, perhaps, that they used the tune ?. Love to know.
OHHHHH C A T S CATS CATS CATS!
BLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUE
Too bad Senior Day means almost nothing anymore....No one sticks around long enough to experience being a senior.
"The abolitionist Frederick Douglass believed the song was sympathetic to slaves."
you forgot Richard"Master Blaster" Madison
Mr Chandler my not be a racist but UK sure was. Mr Chandler intergratd MLB but could not do the same for UK sports. MLB was done in 1947 and it took UK basketball another three decades to to the same. I was in charleston SC watching the NCAA tournament and was surprised when I saw UK playing I could not believe it was UK that was in 1975
I'm glad you put the note of "former" Kentuckian. You are no Kentuckian in my eyes.