Pikeville, Kentucky

Everything Pikeville is known for

9 songs mention this city 4 artists from here

Pikeville, Kentucky, an economic, educational, and entertainment hub in Eastern Kentucky, has a notable connection to music. Nine songs in our collection mention Pikeville, and four artists call it home. Country music star Dwight Yoakam is from Pikeville, and his songs "Fast as You" and "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere" mention the city.

Pikeville is also known for its Appalachian culture and is part of the Country Music Highway, US 23, which was designated in 1994 to recognize the many country music stars from the region.

Music in Pikeville

Songs About Pikeville

losin' kind
tony logue
70%
A Thousand Miles from Nowhere
Dwight Yoakam
45%
Fast as You
Dwight Yoakam
45%
pike county queen
luke trimble
19%
he's gone
blake whiten
10%
Gurl From Kentucky
Afroman
3%
"Met this girl from Pikeville"
California Cowgirl
Annie Bosko
2%
"Playin' old school, like Dwight and King George"
But You Like Country Music
Sunny Sweeney
2%
"From Kitty Wells all the way on down to Dwight"
Cowboy Kid
Wade Bowen
"Like Real McCoys, Jesse James John Wayne's did"

History of Pikeville

Hatfield-McCoy Feud Historic District - Pikeville

1863

Pikeville area was the McCoy family's territory during America's most infamous family feud, 1863-1891.

Everything Near Pikeville

4 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.

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