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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.
Daar kom die Alibama" (in English: "There comes the Alibama") is a traditional Afrikaans song [1] and Cape jazz song. [2] According to some sources, the song's history dates back to about 1863, and it originally referred to the warship, the CSS Alabama. [3] [4] The English name, Alabama, was respelt in the Cape Dutch vernacular to Alibama.
This is a list of songs written about the U.S. state of Alabama or notable locations in the state: "Ala freakin Bama [ 1 ] " by Trace Adkins "Alabam [ 2 ] " by Cowboy Copas
The "Alabama Song"—also known as "Moon of Alabama", "Moon over Alabama", and "Whisky Bar"—is an English version of a song [clarification needed] written by Bertolt Brecht and translated from German by his close collaborator Elisabeth Hauptmann in 1925 and set to music by Kurt Weill for the 1927 play Little Mahagonny.
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The Hank Williams song, "Kaw-Liga" (1953) about a wooden Indian statue that fell in love, shares the name of the former community on Lake Martin. [ 8 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] In August 1952, Williams vacationed at Lake Martin while he wrote songs including "Kaw-Linga", this song was originally spelled as "Kowaliga" but it was changed by Fred Rose ...
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In his journal, he states that of the 639 residents of the town, only 7 of them were women. [2] Hooverville on Seattle waterfront, 1933. However, not every Hooverville fits this description. Photos from shantytowns across the country show images of families, including women and children, dwelling in their makeshift home. [10]