Several of Kentucky's most beloved musical heroes have roots in Muhlenberg County.

That includes the Everly Brothers, whose homecoming concerts drew thousands of people to the area.

Central City is now home to a new park that pays homage to their musical heritage.

Our Laura Rogers takes us there for another stop in our ongoing series, Mondays on Main.

People say it was it.

The water was what's in the air.

From the Everly Brothers.

Known for initially country, then the birth of rock and roll too.

John Prine.

American Grammy Awards, Glory.

Music and Muhlenberg County have a long standing connection, a significance now immortalized by bronze statues and the center of central City.

We are sitting at Farmer's Bank and Trust Festival Square in downtown Central City.

It all began back in the 1980s when the Everly Brothers, who had roots in the area.

They were here regularly when they were growing up, caught.

Wind that the Central City Police Department needed new radios.

And they called up here and out of clear blue and civil war by radios.

At City Parade to thank them for their generosity.

Turned into a homecoming concert.

That single concert actually led to 15 years of Everly Brothers homecoming music festivals.

And a regular guest throughout those years was John Prine.

Those that remember Paradise and Daddy Want to take Me Back to Myanmar.

Our county.

Muhlenberg County is recognized all over the world because of that song.

You can learn more about the city's musical heritage and homegrown artists like Merle Travis, thumb picking legend Mose Rager and flutist Jim Walker here at the Muhlenberg County Music Museum.

We've now had guests from every state plus Washington, D.C. and 29 different countries.

And while they're here, they can also explore the Kentucky Motorsports Museum and Hall of Fame and Downtown Central City.

I love small towns.

Retired schoolteacher Peggy Shoemaker and her close friend Terry opened Coffee Central just a few years ago.

Green Coffee beans.

We kind of questioned around what the central city needed and so many people said a coffee shop.

And when they heard that we were going to open a coffee shop here, it brought some excitement to the town.

I love that our community is very close knit.

Allison Randall and her mother opened Southern Pine to bring more shopping and retail to Central City.

My mom just asked me one day, Why don't we do this?

Why don't we start our own business?

The shop is named after their family farm and Muhlenberg County.

It's just blocks away from the new Festival Square.

It's a huge source of pride.

Never dreamed we'd have something like this in our county central city.

The city and fiscal court provided some funding, but much of the money came from across the country and beyond.

Some Everly Brothers fans in Europe donated when they found out through social media that we were doing this.

Mike Mercer says he's also proud the majority of the project.

Everything about the statues was created by local talent shocks.

A lot of people that all of this could get done with Central City, Newburgh County Entrepreneurs.

Music runs deep in Middleburg County.

And going back to that original question of why.

Dr. Freddie Mays believes it all goes back to the region's coal mining history.

They would gather on porches at the end of the day and do something.

So music was what got it all started.

It was the coal mining heritage of playing music and singing music and getting together.

Project organizers hope this park will also encourage people to come together, building on a strong foundation of community pride.

Hopefully it's going to be something that people will come to and want to see for years to come.

For Kentucky Edition, I'm Laura Rogers.

Thank you, Laura Rogers.

Festival Square also pays tribute to the community volunteers who helped the Everly Brothers homecoming take place all those years.

Their largest crowd drew 20,000 people to downtown Central City.