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"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 ...
"The Church on Cumberland Road" is a song written by Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill and Dennis Robbins, and recorded by American country music group Shenandoah. It was released in January 1989 as the second single from their album The Road Not Taken. It was their first number-one hit in both the United States [1] and Canada.
The Road Not Taken is the second studio album by American country music group Shenandoah and their most successful album to date. Of the six singles released from 1988 to 1990, all charted within the top ten and three of those, "The Church on Cumberland Road", "Sunday in the South", and "Two Dozen Roses" were number 1 songs on both the U.S. and Canadian country charts.
All-day singing events dedicated to the Shenandoah Harmony have emerged not only in the mid-Atlantic region, [6] but also in the UK, Ireland, and Germany. [7] [8] The popularity of the regional tunebook outside of the core area can be attributed to a design that has been optimized for sight-singing: "visually attractive, the songs are easy to read ... and the book feels good in your hand."
"Sunday in the South" is a song written by Jay Booker, and recorded by American country music group Shenandoah. It was released in May 1989 as the third single from their album The Road Not Taken. It was their second number-one hit in both the United States [1] and Canada.
It was adopted unanimously by the Virginia Senate as the official state song of Virginia on June 30, 2015. [1] Sung to the traditional tune " Oh Shenandoah ," with music arranged by Jim Papoulis, its lyrics were written by Mike Greenly .
"Leavin's Been a Long Time Comin'" is a song recorded by American country music group Shenandoah. It was released in November 1992 as the third and final single from their album Long Time Comin'. It peaked at number 15 in the United States, and number 24 in Canada. This song was written by Charlie Craig, Stowe Dailey and Mike McGuire.
"Heaven Bound (I'm Ready)" is a song written by Dennis Linde and originally recorded by the American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys on their 1991 album Unstoppable. [2] It was released in August 1995 by American country music group Shenandoah as the third single from the album In the Vicinity of the Heart .