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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.
The song, a biographical look at Alabama's early career, hopes and dreams, also pays homage to the roots of band members Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook.The lyrics state that, while bigger and better things lay ahead, their home would always be in Alabama, "no matter where I lay my head" and that they were "southern-born and southern-bred."
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]
Southerners who shunned the song's low origins and comedic nature changed the lyrics, usually to focus on Southern pride and the war. [66] Albert Pike's enjoyed the most popularity; the Natchez (Mississippi) Courier published it on May 30, 1861, as "The War Song of Dixie," followed by Werlein, who again credited Viereck for composition.
Small Town Southern Man; Song of the South (song) The South (song) The South's Gonna Do It; Southern Comfort Zone; Southern Girl; Southern Man (song) Southern Nights (song) Southern Star (song) Strange Fruit; Sweet Southern Comfort
The lyrics of the song are based on a poem by Henry Timrod.This poem was edited by G.R. Goodwin and was set to music by Anne Curtis Burgess. [1] On February 11, 1911, acting on a recommendation by the South Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution, the General Assembly of South Carolina adopted Senator W.L. Mauldin's Concurrent Resolution that "Carolina" "be accented and declared to be ...
SB2177 to authorize two official state songs, keeping the existing song, "Go, Mississippi," and adding "My Home Mississippi" [c] SB2178 to adopt "My Home Mississippi" as the official state song [d] Both bills died in committee February 3, 2015. The song was officially changed to One Mississippi by Steve Azar in April 2022. The bill was signed ...
South Carolina On My Mind" is a song written and recorded by South Carolinians Hank Martin and Buzz Arledge. It was adopted by South Carolina as a second state song [1] on March 8, 1984. It joined "Carolina," which has been a state song since 1911.