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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.
The NFL's made a point of highlighting New Orleans and Louisiana singers in the 2025 Super Bowl. Here's who will be singing the national anthem.
Multi-talented performer Jon Batiste sang the national anthem before the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles face off in the 2025 Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 9 in New Orleans. The multi ...
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]
Jon Batiste injected Super Bowl 59 with soul. After four consecutive years of country singers handling national anthem duty – Reba McEntire the most recent – Sunday's audience was granted ...
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle, the composer of the French national anthem "La Marseillaise", sings it for the first time. The anthem is one of the earliest to be adopted by a modern state, in 1795. Most nation states have an anthem, defined as "a song, as of praise, devotion, or patriotism"; most anthems are either marches or hymns in style. A song or hymn can become a national anthem under ...
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.
The national anthem came after Troy Andrews, who is known as Trombone Shorty, and Lauren Daigle sang “America The Beautiful," which followed what was perhaps the most New Orleans introduction ...