Family, this page is to show you some of the great people from Louisville and the state of Kentucky. You will also find places to go experience around the city. Remember enjoy the song until the end or simply press the pause button to watch the videos.
Birthplace Of The Cheeseburger
Kaelin's Restaurant In Louisville, KY Is The Birthplace Of The Cheeseburger.
In 1934 a culinary delight was born. Carl Kaelin owner of Kaelin's Restaurant threw his caution to the wind then threw a piece of American cheese on a hamburger patty and made an America Classic.
Famous Landmarks and People In Louisville
Everybody that visits Louisville pronounce it a different way. How do you say it?
4th Street Live! Restaurants and Night Clubs. Louisville's version of Bourbon or Bill Street.
Home of Journalist Diane Sawyer
Home Of Basketball Great Wes Unseld
Home Of Basketball Coach Pat Riley
Home Of Oscar Winning Actress Jennifer Lawrence
Home Of John T. Thompson Inventer Of The" Tommy Gun"
Home Of Nicole Scherzinger. Actress and Lead Singer Of The Pussy Cat Dolls.
Home Of Rock And Roll Hall Of Famer Artimus Plye. He Was The Drummer For The Southern Rock And Roll Band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Lynyrd Skynrd is mostly known for their hit song "Sweet Home Alabama"
Home Of Carrie Marcus Neiman. She Is The Co Founder Of Neiman Marcus.
Home Of Actress Jennifer Carpenter. Known For Her Role As Debra Morgan On Showtimes Hit Show "Dexter"
Home Of Comedian Spike Davis. Spike Has Been Seen On Bet's Comic View And Def Comedy Jam
Home Of Florence Henderson "Mrs. Brady" From The Brady Bunch
Home Of Recording Artist Nick Lachey. Nick Was One Of The Members Of The Boy Group "98 Degrees"
Home Of Chuck Woolery. Host Of "The Love Connection"
Home Of Soap Opera Star Chrishell Stause. She Stars On "All My Children."
Actor, Martial Arts Specialist, Athlete Jim Kelly
First African American U.S. Navy Master Diver Carl Brashear
Home of the tallest baseball bat in the world!! All Louisville Sluggers are made right downtown.
The KFC Yum! Center Home of The Louisville Cardinals
NCAA Champions 2013!!!
Resting Place Of Wilson Pickett
Home Of Nascar Legend Darrell Waltrip
Home of Actor Johnny Depp
Home Of Actor Ned Beatty
Home Of Kentucky Fried Chicken And Colonel Sanders
Home of Telma Hopkins. You Remember Her From The T.V. Show "Family Matters"
Home Of Basketball Star Rajon Rondo. Rondo Attended the University of Kentucky
Home Of Jazz Artist Lionel Hampton
Home Of Movie Directer Tod Browning. Browning Is Most Known For His Mater Piece "Dracula"
Home Of Elder Watson Diggs Founder Of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
Home Of Elizabeth Ann Hulette "Ms.Elizabeth". She was Macho Man Randy Savage's Manager In The WWF.
Home Of Recording Artist Brain Littrell. Brian Was A Member Of The Boy Group "The Backstreet Boys".
Home Of Kassie DePaiva. Katie Is A Cast Member Of The Soap Opera "One Life To Live."
Home of Jazz Artist Helen Humes
Home of
Music Group
Midnight Star
Bourbon Country! Come Thirsty!! Please remember to drink responsibly!!!
Home Of Muhammed Ali
Home Of Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion Jimmy Ellis
Home Of Heavyweight Boxing Champion Greg Page
Home Of Pee Wee Reese. Good Friend Of Jackie Robinson
Home Of "Mr. Quarterback" Johnny Unitas
Home Of Actor George Clooney
Home Of Mr. Garret Morgan. Innovator Of The Gas Mask and Traffic Signal
Home Of Actor Tom Cruise. Cruise Was Born In New York But Moved To Louisville With His Parents At An Early Age And Did Graduate From St. X High School Right Here In Louisville.
Home Of President Abraham Lincoln
Home Of Actor James Best. Best Is Best Known For His Role On The Hit T. V. Show "The Dukes Of Hazard". Best's Character Was Sheriff Roscoe P. Coletrain
Home Of Larry Flynt. Flynt Is The Founder Of Hustler Magazine. Seen Here In His Custom 24t. Gold Wheelchair. Mr. Flynt Is Also The Best First Amendment Activist Of All Time.
Home Of Duncan Hines Founder Of Duncan Hines Cake Mix
Home Of Recording Artist Kevin Richardson. Kevin Was A Member Of The Boy Group "The Backstreet Boys"
Home Of Farah Faith Soap Opera Star Of "One Life To Live" and "Days Of Our Lives."
Home of American Sculptor Ed Hamilton
Home of Bryson Tiller
Creator of TrapSoul Music
Kentucky Sports
University Of Kentucky Basketball
University Of Louisville Basketball
University Of Louisville Football
2015 Music City Bowl Champions
Louisville Cardinals!!!
Music
Ella Fitzgerald "The Queen Of Jazz" Recorded A Musical Tribute To The City Of Louisville.
Any Boosty Collins Fans?
Bootsy Collins Recorded An Album "Bootsy's Rubber Band" In Downtown Louisville At Louisville Gardens in 1978! He Recorded A Special Song "What's The Name Of This Town Louisville" At The Beginning Of The Album.
Any Midnight Star Fans?
The music group Midnight Star was formed in 1976 at Kentucky State University by trumpeter Reggie Calloway, vocalist Belinda Lipscomb, guitarist/drummer/vocalist Melvin Gentry, bassist Kenneth Gant, multi-instrumentalist Bill Simmons, keyboard player/vocalist Bo Watson and guitarist/keyboardist Jeff Cooper, as a self-contained group. Midnight Star had a list of hits in the 80s including Slow Jam, No Parking On The Dance Floor, Wet My Whistle, Freak-A-Zoid, Midas Touch, and Operator!!!
Any Bryson Tiller Fans?
Bryson Tiller is Louisville's Newest Music Artist.
This 22-year-old singer/songwriter/rapper, Bryson Tiller, has emerged from the streets of Louisville with his own brand of street soul that musically blends the urgency of trap music with the smoother sound of alternative R&B. Reared on the slow jams of 112, Dru Hill, Chris Brown and Omarion, Tiller realized his talent as a teen, serenading his female classmates and eventually creating his first recordings at a friend’s makeshift studio.
Bryson was raised by his grandmother after his mother passed away when he was four years old, Tiller a lot of times stayed home, played video games and wrote music. After borrowing 600 dollars from a friend, he copped a mic, an interface, mic stand, filter and a laptop to piece together his own material. With the visions of Soulja Boy’s Internet success dancing in the back of his head he grabbed industry beats from YouTube and free downloadable tracks from SoundClick and hummed melodies into the mic before uploading them on SoundCloud. Finally, the shy artist found his outlet.
“I’m not very expressive in relationships and just in day-to-day talking to people,” says Tiller. “So I use my songs to express myself and really get my point across.”
His messages in his music don’t require rocket science to understand. Whether creating a scarecrow for gold diggers with the Street Fighter-sampled “Sorry Not Sorry” or talking that talk in bars on “Don’t Worry / Molly,” Tiller’s narratives are transparent and highly relevant for young Millennials on a mission in either life or love. Throw in 808s and Tiller will deliver what he calls “trap soul.”
“It’s just trap and hip hop-influenced R&B, the perfect marriage between hip hop and R&B” he says of his go-to formula for songs.
On October 9, 2014, Tiller released his biggest track to date, a self-reflective slow burner entitled “Don’t,” which has garnered over 22 million listens on SoundCloud, an Instagram shout out from super-producer Timbaland and a direct message on Twitter from Drake, one of Tiller’s biggest musical influences. Self-recorded and mixed in his modest Louisville living room studio, the online success of “Don’t” came as a surprise to the young artist and indirectly confirmed Tiller’s life goals: make music that resonates.
With his ability to switch up from soft and tender R&B to braggadocios rap effortlessly, Tiller has earned the nickname Pen Griffey, a baseball influenced moniker that speaks not only to his proficiency as a songwriter, but to his roots here in Louisville - home of the famous Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat. A self proclaimed “culture nerd,” Bryson also cites video games, comic books, indie films and Japanese anime as inspirations for his unique style. But he’s quick to tell you that he’s a self-made man. “I do everything myself,” he says of recording his forthcoming album.
Though mapping out five-year plans isn’t his style, the father of a two-year-old daughter who juggled part-time gigs for UPS, Papa John’s and a moving company barely a year ago to make ends meet is now realizing how drastically his life has changed.
“I read an article in Forbes entitled ‘Six Ways To Achieve Any Goal’ and it really inspired me and helped me get to where I am today.”
"The Forbes piece outlined effective ways for readers to set and achieve life goals, stressing long term vision-planning and the concept of making an overall commitment to ones’ self."
“It’s been a year and some change since I read that article. Now everything is completely different – but I’m still not satisfied. I’m very grateful, but I have a new set of goals that I’m trying to accomplish by this time next year.”
Bryson Tiller’s debut album "T R A P S O U L" is on sale now!!!! Pick Your Copy Up Today!!!!!
Movies
Any Pam Grier Fans?
Did you know that Pam Grier made a movie that was filmed right here in Louisville in 1975. Remember the movie Sheba Baby?
Any Jim Kelly Fans?
Did you know that Jim Kelly was from Kentucky? Jim Kelly was an American Athlete, actor, and Martial Artist who rose to fame during the Blaxploitation film era of the early 1970s. Jim Kelly attended The University of Louisville. Kelly is perhaps best known for the films Enter The Dragon co-staring Bruce Lee in 1973, Three The Hard Way co-staring Jim Brown with Fred Williamson, and Black Belt Jones in 1974. Jim Kelly was the 1st Black Matrial Arts film star.
Like to Gamble? Like to Play Slot Machines? Like to Shoot Dice? Play Poker? You are in Luck because Just across the bridge in Indiana about 15 minutes away from downtown Louisville There is A Horseshoe Casino!! Horseshoe Southern Indiana
Kentucky Bourbon
Like Bourbon? Never Tried Bourbon? Either way we have got you covered. Kentucky makes Bourbon. We will never run out. This is Bourbon Country. Try to do the Urban Bourbon Trail on your visit or try some Bourbon Infused Food while you arer Here. Great Places to Try Bourbon
Louisville Restaurants To Visit
1. Brendon's Catch 23 (Hotel Lobby Restaurant)Address: 505 S 4th St. website: www.bcatch23.com
2. Bearno's By The Bridge (Louisville's Gourmet Pizza) 131 W. Main St. website: www.bearnos.com
All Meats Special From Bearno's Pizza
Mama Bearno's Pizza (supreme) from Bearno's Pizza
3. BlueGrass Brewing Company On Main 300 W. Main St. or 1 Theater Sq website: www.bbcbrew.com
4. The Brown Hotel/The English Grill (Home of "The Hot Brown. The World Famous Sandwich since 1926) 4th & Broadway website: www.brownhotel.com/dining
5. Jeff Ruby's Steakhouse (High End Steakhouse) 325 W Main St, Ste 120 website: www.jeffruby.com
Winner of the 2015 World Dairy Expo ChampionshipThe Comfy Cow Brought home the title of "Ice Cream Grand Champion." with ice cream flavor Brown Butter Peanut Brittle ice cream.
The Comfy Cow is also Home Of The Comfy Cow Challenge As Seen On Man VS. Food.
The Comfy Cow Sundae Challenge consists of the following:
15 scoops ( 5 ½ pounds) of ice-cream whipped cream 8-10 maraschino cherries 2 types of chopped nuts 4 sidecars of your choice of sides or toppings.
Go Ahead Try It!!!
The Comfy Cow Sundae Challenge!!!
There is also a food court on 4th street live which has fast food restaurants everyone can enjoy (McDonald's, Wendy's, Taco Bell, KFC, Subway, Etc.)
4. The Outlet Shoppes of The BlueGrass (In Shelbyville, KY about 30 mins from downtown but well worth the ride for premium shopping) website: www.theoutletshoppesofthebluegrass.com