Last year, we found out that Jimmy Dykes sang “Rockin’ Little Heartbeat.” Last night, we found that his talents extended to the film industry as well. In the waning minutes of Kentucky’s win over Mississippi State, Dykes shared that he appeared in the movie Bluegrass, which was filmed in Lexington in 1988.
“Kentucky fans will remember it,” Dykes said. “It’s about a lady trying to break into the male-dominated horse racing industry.”
As a Kentucky fan, I do not remember it, so I did some research this morning. Bluegrass was actually a made-for-TV movie that aired on the Hallmark Channel and starred Cheryl Ladd, Wayne Rogers, Diane Ladd, and Mickey Rooney.