Who Is Going to Sing the National Anthem at the Kentucky Derby? Country Living
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WynonnaJuddisofftotheraces!ThecountrymusiciconisreturningtoherrootsbyperformingtheNationalAnthematthe150thrunningoftheKentuckyDerbyatChurchillDownsonMay4.
FortheGrammy-winningsinger,it’sahomecomingofsorts.AKentuckynative,Wynonnagrewupattendingtheraceasaspectator,andnowshe’llhavethehonorofsingingtheNationalAnthematthehistoricRunfortheRoses.
MikeAnderson,PresidentofChurchillDownsRacetrack,calledWynonna“theperfectartisttosetthestageforthisonce-in-a-lifetimeKentuckyDerby.”Hesaid,“We’reexcitedforWynonnatobringherpowerfulvoicebacktoLouisvilletoconveythewiderangeofemotionforwhichthislandmarkoccasioncalls.”
Wynonnasaid,“Iamsoproudtorepresentmyhomestate,takingpartinoneofthemoststoriedandiconictraditions.TheKentuckyDerbyissomethingIlookforwardtoeveryyearandbeingabletoperformthisyearmakesthemomentouseventevenmorespecial.”
ShesharedthenewsonInstagramandwrote,“Kentucky
