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From 1972 to 2014, the song was performed most often by Jim Nabors. He admitted to having the song's lyrics written on his hand during his inaugural performance, and occasionally his versions altered several of the words. The vocals are supported by the Purdue All-American Marching Band. In 2014, Nabors performed the song for the final time ...
Among the over 800 drivers who have participated in the Indy 500, none have had the last name Smith, the most common surname in the United States. Several Smiths have attempted to make the race, the last being Mark Smith who failed to qualify in 1993 and 1994, [ 73 ] despite finishing 5th at the Michigan Superspeedway in a 1994 CART race.
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The flag of Indianapolis has a dark blue field with a white five-pointed star pointing upwards in the center. Around the star is a circular field in red. Around the star is a circular field in red. Surrounding the red field is a white ring, from which extend four white stripes from top to bottom and from hoist to fly, thus creating four equal ...
On March 14, 1913, the Indiana General Assembly adopted "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" as the official state song. [42] The song's lyrics and required uses were added to the Indiana Code. [42] [43] The state song was the first official symbol of Indiana, adopted four years before the state flag.
On September 2, 2007, WTHR celebrated its 50th anniversary; [14] the station used the song "Carousels (Dreaming of Tomorrow)" by Columbus-based rock band Alamoth Lane in an image campaign to promote the event (the song was also used in a market campaign by Columbus sister station WBNS to promote its upgrade to high definition newscasts). [15 ...
Each week one winner is picked from each show by a phone vote (in the British version) or a studio-audience vote (in the American version), leading to the grand final when the overall winner can release a single featuring both songs (in the British version) or have $20,000 donated to a charity of their choice (in the American version).
The song ranked on Blender's list "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born" at number 317. [18] " Life for Rent " was released as the second single from the album on 1 December 2003. [ 19 ] It peaked within the top ten in the UK Singles Chart and the Irish Singles Chart .