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The Maine Stein Song is the school song of the University of Maine. Its lyrics were written by UMaine student Lincoln Colcord in 1904 and its tune was based on Opie, a march written by E. A. Fenstad. It was popularized in 1930 by Rudy Vallée and became the only college song to become a number one hit.
With his group the Connecticut Yankees, Vallée's best-known recordings include "The Stein Song" (a.k.a. University of Maine school song) in 1929 [15] and "Vieni, Vieni" in the latter 1930s. His last hit record was a reissue of "As Time Goes By", popularized in the 1942 film Casablanca.
The "State of Maine" is the anthem of the U.S. state of Maine, [1] adopted as the state song in 1937. It was written and composed by Roger Vinton Snow , [ 2 ] who died in 1953. Lyrics
Mallett frequently performed with violinist Susan Ramsey and bassist Michael Burd, with sound by Tom Gordon. He recorded 17 albums, including The Fable True in 2007, based on Henry David Thoreau's last expedition in 1857 [4] and Alright Now a collection of songs including "Beautiful", dedicated to his daughter Molly.
Strunk became a folk hero in Maine and in 1970 narrowly lost the election for Senate seat in the state legislature. He was also a private pilot and purchased a 1941 Fairchild M62-A. On October 5, 1981, [3] he suffered a heart attack just after take-off in the aircraft at Carrabassett Valley Airport, in Maine. The plane flipped over, falling ...
Frances Turgeon Wiggin [1] (4 October 1891 – 1985) was an American author and composer [2] who is best remembered for writing the state song of Maine [3] and publishing five books about Maine composers. Wiggin was born in Lewiston, Maine.
Among the songs Steel Mill played in concert was Chinnock's "Crown Liquor". By 1969 Chinnock had returned from Maine and formed a new band, Glory Road, with Tallent, Bobby Williams (drums) and Danny Mansolino (keyboards). On June 21, 1970 they played at the Clearwater Swim Club in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, opening for Steel Mill.
Robert Browne Hall (30 June 1858 Bowdoinham, Maine [1] – 8 June 1907), usually known as R. B. Hall, was a leading composer of marches and other music for wind bands.A principal American composer of marching music, he was born in Bowdoinham, Maine and seldom left his native state during his lifetime, dying in Portland. [2]