You Can Hear His Whistle For A Hundred Miles

Casey Jones, the legendary train engineer whose name has become a part of American folklore, was born John Luther Jones. He got the nickname "Casey" from Cayce, Kentucky (pronounced "Casey"), which is near where he was born.

Having been spent several years as a freight and passenger engineer, Casey was assigned to the Illinois Central's Memphis-Canton run.

On April 30, 1900, Casey Jones made his final run.

Trying to make up time, and thus going faster than other freight crews were prepared for, Casey's train crashed into the back of a freight train along a long, winding curve on a sidetrack. He was the only one killed.

Minstrelry was a form of music that began in the 1820s and became popular in 1844 when Edwin "Pop" Christy formed the Christy Minstrels.

The New Christy Minstrels were formed in 1961 by Randy Sparks and featured an ever changing lineup which included Barry McGuire, known best for his own number one song Eve Of Destruction, and "The Gambler" Kenny Rogers.