NKyTribune staff
Whether it’s really haunted is often debated, but Bobby Mackey’s Music World in Wilder will celebrate its 40th anniversary Sept. 7-8 with bull rides, line dancing, karaoke and, yes, ghost tours.
The activities on Sept. 7-8 run from 7 p.m. until 2:30 a.m. Located at 44 Licking Pike in Wilder, Bobby Mackey’s Music World was established in September of 1978 and has remained a prime entertainment location for country music fans throughout the Greater Cincinnati area.
Bobby Mackey (left) and the Freedom Express band with El Toro the bull in 1980 at Bobby Mackey’s Music World in Wilder.
The nightclub’s slogan “Come for the ghosts, stay for the music” became a well-known quote as the club’s popularity began to rise. Bobby Mackey’s Music World has been featured on network television shows such as Ghost Hunters, Ghost Adventures, Most Terrifying Places in America, My Ghost Story, and A Haunting.
Zak Bagans of Ghost Adventures once said that Bobby Mackey’s Music World is “one of the 10 most haunted places in America.”
Mackey was born March 25, 1948, and raised in Concord, Ky. He has been singing and winning talent contests since the age of 4. Growing up in his father’s grocery store in Lewis County, Mackey learned the songs of Hank Williams, Buck Owens, George Jones and Merle Haggard on a 78 RPM juke box located in the store.
After graduating high school, Mackey moved to Covington with his new bride Janet to work on the railroad and pursue his singing career while raising two daughters.
Mackey has built a solid fan base in the Midwest and enjoys international success selling CD’s and MP3 downloads of his music to fans.
