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"Alabama" was written as a poem by Julia Tutwiler, a distinguished educator and humanitarian.It was first sung to an Austrian air, but in 1931, the music written by Edna Gockel Gussen, an organist, and choirmaster from Birmingham, Alabama, was adopted by the State Federation of Music Clubs and through their efforts, House Joint Resolution 74 was adopted March 9, 1931.
Alabama State University (ASU, Bama State, or Alabama State) is a public historically black university in Montgomery, Alabama. Founded in 1867, during the Reconstruction era , it was one of about 180 " normal schools " established by state governments in the 19th century to train teachers for the rapidly growing public common schools.
Robert William Smith was born in Daleville, Alabama, on October 24, 1958. [1] He attended Troy State University, where he played lead trumpet in the Sound of the South Marching Band. [2] While at Troy, he studied composition with Paul Yoder. [3] In 1997, Smith became the Director of Bands at Troy State University, where he remained for four years.
A State Senate bill (SB-458) was passed 32–1 in 2000 to move "Alabama" to the status of State Anthem, with "Stars Fell On Alabama", a song written in 1933 whose most popular release was by Jimmy Buffett in 1972 becoming the new State Song, and "My Home's in Alabama" (1980) by the Country group Alabama would become the State Ballad, but the ...
Officials selected Alabama A&M to lead the 11 marching bands in the parade, making it the historically Black university’s first band appearance in the event’s almost 100-year history.
The Marching Southerners of Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama, perform an arrangement of the tune by previous band director John T. Finley at every home football game and exhibition. The song has become the unofficial anthem of both the Southerners and Jacksonville State University.
The song is considered an American popular standard. The most popular versions of the song were Red Foley 's 1951 version (#3 country, #28 pop) [ 1 ] and the 1955 instrumental version by the Ferko String Band , which reached #13 on Cashbox , #14 on the Billboard Jukebox chart , and #20 in the UK . [ 2 ]
The Marching Pride of North Alabama, is the official marching band of the University of North Alabama. The band, which is the largest organization on campus, [ citation needed ] performs at all North Alabama Lions football home games, as well as local parades and high school competition exhibitions across the state.