Okay, we know Rocky Top isn't the official fight song, it's Down the Field. SI also acknowledges that in its article, but is there any song more synonymous with UT and more hated by other SEC ...

And, of course, now we have the Rocky Top Institute partnership with the university. So, we bleed orange." In August 1967, Del Bryant's parents were not thinking about writing a school fight song.

“Rocky Top” is one of the state of Tennessee official state songs. It was written in 1967 by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. Some knew the lyrics; some didn’t.

In Knoxville, Tenn., you can visit Rocky Top, sing “Rocky Top,” wear Rocky Top and shop at about a dozen Rocky Top establishments scattered around town. The actual Rocky Top is the summit of ...

Rocky Top is multiple generations into a unique identity crisis. Established as Coal Creek by 1869, the city changed its name to Lake City in 1939 after Norris Lake was created, 75 years before ...

As Rocky Top enters its sixth decade, cheerleader Amy says, "I hear it in my sleep—I just can't get it out of my head. I cannot tell you how pumped I still get when I hear Rocky Top—I'll never ...

ROCKY TOP, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Transportation said parts of I-75 near Rocky Top are closed due to a motorcycle crash. TDOT's SmartWays app says the left lane of I-75 south is blocked ...

"The Rocky Top Institute started in 2011 through a partnership with the Bryant family," said Ann Fairhurst, head of the University's Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Department.

The Pride of the Southland pep band plays Rocky Top before a NCAA Tournament Elite Eight game between Tennessee and Purdue held at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Sunday, March 31, 2024.

When Rocky Top takes the stage at the Bismarck Elks on Sept. 24, a 37-year band tradition will tune up and sing out for the last time.Rocky Top is retiring.

That's also part of what makes the closure of Rocky Top's one and only grocery store that much more difficult. “These aren’t just employees to me that are losing their jobs," said Asquith.