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The Yellow Rose of Texas" is a traditional American song dating back to at least the 1850s. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. [ 1 ] Many versions of the song have been recorded, the most popular of which was by Mitch Miller , whose version reached No. 1 in the United States in 1955.
The Emily Morgan Hotel, in downtown San Antonio, is named in honor of the Texas heroine. Emily D. West (c.1815–1891), also known as Emily Morgan, is a folk heroine whose legendary activities during the Texas Revolution have come to be identified with the song "The Yellow Rose of Texas".
"The Yellow Rose" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singers Johnny Lee and Lane Brody, set to the tune of the folk song "The Yellow Rose of Texas."It was recorded as the theme song to the NBC television series of the same name starring Cybill Shepherd, and was included on Lee's 1984 studio album ‘Til the Bars Burn Down.
It is Murphey's follow-up to his 2001 compilation Playing Favorites and contains rerecorded versions of many of his cowboy songs. Murphey's attraction to the cowboy's way of life is an attempt to preserve his own cultural heritage, breathing new life into classics like "I Ride an Old Paint", "Red River Valley", and "Yellow Rose of Texas".
The Yellow Rose of Texas may refer to: "The Yellow Rose of Texas" (song), a traditional folk song; The Yellow Rose of Texas, a 1944 American film directed by Joseph Kane; The Yellow Rose of Texas (legend) inspired by the activities of Emily D. West in the Texas Revolution; The Yellow Rose of Texas (flower), or Rosa 'Harison's Yellow', a hybrid ...
Older songs, such as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" and "Dixie", were also considered but ultimately it was decided a new song should be composed. [5] [6] [7] Although the song has been sung since the 41st legislature in 1929, [8] [9] it was officially adopted by the 73rd legislature as the state song in 1993. [10]
Tennessee delegates jammed out to Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" while Texas took it to the floor with Houston-native Beyoncé's "Texas Hold 'Em." New York Gov. Kathy Hochul bragged about the Empire ...
Lynne Connie Voorlas (born September 24, 1955), known professionally as Lane Brody, is an American country music singer-songwriter, active since the early 1980s, best known for her 1984 Billboard-topping country hit "The Yellow Rose" (a duet with country music singer Johnny Lee), and for the Oscar-nominated song "Over You" from the 1983 film Tender Mercies.