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"The Arkansas Traveler" (also known as "The Arkansaw Traveler") is an American folk song first published by Mose Case, a humorist and guitarist from New York, in 1863. The song was based on the composition "The Arkansas Traveller" by Sandford C. Faulkner and is the Arkansas official historic song .
The Arkansas Traveller on his weary way (an advertisement from 1900 for ham) U. S. Air Force's Lockheed P-38 (October 1944) named the 'Arkansas Traveler' at Clastres Airfield, France The Arkansas Traveler , or Arkansas Traveller , is a figure of American folklore and popular culture from the first half of the 19th-century.
Arkansas Traveler (Michelle Shocked album), album; Arkansas Traveler (Breetles album) (1987), by the Breetles; Original Arkansas Traveler Part 1 and Part 2, by Dan Hornsby, 1928 "The Arkansas Traveler" (song), a mid-19th century fiddle tune by Mose Case "Arkansaw Traveler", a 1922 song by Eck Robertson and Henry C. Gilliland
Sandford C. Faulkner was born in Georgetown, Kentucky, on March 3, 1803 to Nicholas and Sally (née Fletcher) Faulkner. [1] He was responsible in large part for the story forming the basis of the "Arkansas Traveler," [2] [3] which was the official song of Arkansas from 1949 to 1963, and the official state historic song of Arkansas since 1987. [4]
It became the official song on January 12, 1917. Until either 1945 or 1949, "Arkansas" was the only official song in Arkansas. At that time, there was a copyright dispute and the state adopted "The Arkansas Traveler" as the official song, a situation that remained unchanged until 1963.
Arkansas Traveler is an alternative folk album released by American singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked in 1992. Her fourth album for Mercury Records, the songs focused around the roots of her music. The album included collaborations with several other artists, including Taj Mahal, Alison Krauss, Tony Levin and Norman Blake.
In 1987, the General Assembly elevated the song to "state anthem" in order to designate "Arkansas (You Run Deep In Me)" and "Oh, Arkansas", both written for the state's 150th birthday in 1986, as state songs; it also designated "The Arkansas Traveler", the state song from 1949 to 1963, as "state historical song".
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