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The "Missouri Waltz", which had originally been a minstrel (later ragtime before it finally became country) song, became the state song under an act adopted by the General Assembly on June 30, 1949. The song came from a melody John Valentine Eppel heard Lee Edgar Settle play.
The following is a list of the officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of Missouri. State symbols. Type ... Song "Missouri Waltz" 1949 [1] [27] Tartan
Sailors heading down the Mississippi River picked up the song and made it a capstan shanty that they sang while hauling in the anchor. [4] This boatmen's song found its way down the Mississippi River to American clipper ships—and thus around the world. [5] The song had become popular as a sea shanty with seafaring sailors by the mid 1800s. [6]
Missouri: Show-Me State Like any good legend, Missouri's moniker has several origin stories. The phrase is widely attributed to Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver, who served at the turn of the ...
As prominent Democrats announced their votes for current Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, the convention’s DJ played a walk-up song for each state. Missouri and ...
New Mexico has two state songs in Spanish: "Así Es Nuevo México" is the official Spanish state song, while "New Mexico - Mi Lindo Nuevo Mexico" is the state bilingual song. Iowa 's " The Song of Iowa " uses the tune from the song " O Tannenbaum " as its melody. [ 4 ]
Missouri “Good Luck, Babe! ... ” by hip-hop trio House of Pain. The 1992 hit song has been linked to the state’s college football fans, who have made jumping around to it a tradition.
He is known chiefly for writing the lyrics to "The Missouri Waltz" (the state song of Missouri) and for composing the song "Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral" ("Irish Lullaby"). [1] [3] [4] He began his musical writing career in collaboration with his mother, Eliza Shannon.