List of U.S. state songs
Forty-nine of the fifty U.S. states that make up the United States of America have one or more state songs, a type of regional anthem, which are selected by each state legislature, and/or state governor, as a symbol (or emblem) of that particular U.S. state.
Some U.S. states have more than one official state song, and may refer to some of their official songs by other names; for example, Arkansas officially has two state songs, plus a state anthem, and a state historical song. Tennessee has the most state songs, with 9 official state songs and an official bicentennial rap.
Arizona has a song that was written specifically as a state anthem in 1915, as well as the 1981 country hit "Arizona", which it adopted as the alternate state anthem in 1982. [1]
Two individuals, Stephen Foster, and John Denver, have written or co-written two state songs. Foster's two state songs, " Old Folks at Home" (better known as "Swanee Ribber" or "Suwannee River"), adopted by Florida, and " My Old Kentucky Home" are among the best-known songs in the U.S. On March 12, 2007, the Colorado Senate passed a resolution to make Denver's trademark 1972 hit " Rocky Mountain High" one of the state's two official state songs, sharing duties with its predecessor, "Where the Columbines Grow". [2] On March 7, 2014, the West Virginia Legislature approved a resolution to make Denver's " Take Me Home, Country Roads" one of four official state songs of West Virginia. Governor Earl Ray Tomblin signed the resolution into law on March 8, 2014. [3] Additionally, Woody Guthrie wrote or co-wrote two state folk songs - Roll On, Columbia, Roll On and Oklahoma Hills - but they have separate status from the official state songs of Washington and Oklahoma, respectively. Other well-known state songs include " Yankee Doodle", " You Are My Sunshine", " Rocky Top", and " Home on the Range"; a number of others are popular standards, including " Oklahoma" (from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical), Hoagy Carmichael's " Georgia on My Mind", " Tennessee Waltz", " Missouri Waltz", and " On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away". Many of the others are much less well-known, especially outside the state.
New Jersey has no official state song, while Virginia's previous state song, " Carry Me Back to Old Virginny", adopted in 1940, [1] was later rescinded in 1997 due to its racist language by the Virginia General Assembly. [4] In 2015, " Our Great Virginia" was made the new state song of Virginia. [5]
Maryland (" Maryland, My Maryland") and Iowa (" The Song of Iowa") use the tune from the song " O Tannenbaum" as the melody to their official state songs. [6]
State songs
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Territories
Some U.S. overseas territories, although not U.S. states, have songs and marches of their own.
| Territory | Song | Composer(s) | Lyricist(s) | Year adopted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
American Samoa
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" Amerika Samoa" | |||
District of Columbia
|
Song: "Washington" | Jimmie Dodd | 1951 [63] | |
| March: " Our Nation's Capital" | Anthony A. Mitchell | 1961 [63] | ||
Guam
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" Stand Ye Guamanians" | 1919 | ||
Northern Mariana Islands
|
" Gi Talo Gi Halom Tasi" | 1996 | ||
Puerto Rico
|
Anthem: " La Borinqueña" | Félix Astol Artés | Manuel Fernández Juncos | 1977 |
United States Virgin Islands
|
" Virgin Islands March" | 1963 |
See also
References
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