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Give Me Louisiana" (French: Donnez-moi la Louisiane) It was written in 1970 by Doralice Fontane [1] and arranged by John Croom. [2] [3] It was the only official Louisiana state song from 1970 to 1976. In 1977, You Are My Sunshine was added as a second official state song.
John Denver wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the music for "Rocky Mountain High", adopted by Colorado in 2007 as one of the state's two official state songs, [2] and co-wrote both lyrics and music for "Take Me Home, Country Roads", adopted by West Virginia in 2014 as one of four official state songs. [3]
While the anthem mostly used Ellerbrock's music, it was also set to the tune of the British national anthem, "God Save the King". [8]Because of this association, as well as a perceived lack of originality, “God Save the South” was criticized in Southern Punch, a weekly periodical modeled after Britain’s Punch.
Hendrix's version was an instrumental masterpiece, but Scott is perhaps the most visible vocalist to rewrite the anthem's lyrics to reflect a more honest telling of America's history of racism ...
Watch Queen Latifah sing the national anthem prior to the New York Giants-Dallas Cowboys "Sunday Night Football" game to help kick off the 2023 NFL season.
The Louisiana governor sent a letter to the state's five higher ed boards asking them to create policy to punish athletes who miss the national anthem.
"Dixie" originated in the minstrel shows of the 1850s and quickly became popular throughout the United States. During the American Civil War, it was adopted as a de facto national anthem of the Confederacy, along with "The Bonnie Blue Flag" and "God Save the South." New versions appeared at this time that more explicitly tied the song to the ...
The music of Louisiana can be divided into three general regions: rural south Louisiana, home to Creole Zydeco and Old French (now known as cajun music), New Orleans, and north Louisiana. The region in and around Greater New Orleans has a unique musical heritage tied to Dixieland jazz, blues , and Afro-Caribbean rhythms.