"I grew up in one of the poorest counties in the United States, and while there are amazing people and beautiful places, there is also a ton of crime and corruption that is often overlooked in Appalachia. I used ‘Bible Belt’ as a way to tell the very real story of people who just ‘do what they have to do’ to get out of their situation." (Taylor Austin Dye / procountrymusic.com, June 22, 2023) One theory is that the name of the US state of Kentucky originates from the term Kenta Aki , which has its roots in the Algonquian language of the Shawnee and which means something like land of our fathers . Today, Kentucky is known, among other things, for its hilly landscape. And the reference " Hills of Kentucky " has long since become a familiar term. From there (more precisely: the small community of Owsley in eastern Kentucky) Taylor Austin Dye began moving the center of her life to Nashville in 2018 wit...
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