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The "Missouri Waltz", which had originally been a minstrel (later ragtime before it finally became country) song, became the state song under an act adopted by the General Assembly on June 30, 1949. The song came from a melody John Valentine Eppel heard Lee Edgar Settle play.
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]
The following is a list of the officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of Missouri. State symbols. Type ... Song "Missouri Waltz" 1949 [1] [27] Tartan
The song is by the Georgia band most famous for “Love Shack” and other hits, but singer Fred Schneider told the Idaho Statesman he chose this song title because the state is “pretty ...
Here is the list of DNC state songs, from NBC Chicago: Alabama - “Sweet Home Alabama” - Lynyrd Skynyrd. Alaska - “Feel It Still” - Portugal. The Man. Arizona - “Edge of Seventeen ...
"Shenandoah" was proposed as the "interim state song" for Virginia in 2006 with updated lyrics. [19] The proposal was contentious because the standard folksong refers to the Missouri River and in most versions of the song the name "Shenandoah" refers to an Indian chief, not the Shenandoah Valley or Shenandoah River , both of which lie almost ...
An allegorical figure of music is on The Arts Fountain at the Missouri State Capitol. Music of Missouri has a storied musical history. Missouri has had major developments in several popular music genres and has been the birthplace or career origin of many musicians. St. Louis was an important venue for early blues, jazz, country, and bluegrass.
The Great State of Massachusetts; The Road to Boston; Massachusetts (Arlo Guthrie song) My Michigan; Michigan, My Michigan; Hail! Minnesota; Go, Mississippi; Missouri Waltz; Montana (state song) My Homeland, Tennessee