It takes about 11 hours to drive to Owensboro, Kentucky, from eastern North Carolina. Kentucky, where the grass is blue, the horses are fast and the bourbon is abundant (or
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When I was growing up in Ohio County, Owensboro was a big deal. It was a big city, it had many amenities and cool stuff to do, and that included music. Back then, it was live shows at the Executive Inn where a who s who of country and pop stars would take the stage in a showroom that held hundreds.
As time went on, the Executive Inn was no more, but Owensboro kept the live music coming with Friday After 5 and the introduction of the River of Music Party or ROMP. Rolling Stone, which now has a site dedicated exclusively to country music, has stood up and they have taken notice by naming Owensboro as one of the best destinations for country music fans.