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The country music icon was famously born and raised in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. Texas: “TEXAS HOLD EM'” - Beyoncé Besides the obvious namesake choice, Queen B is from Houston.
"Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)" is a song written by Larry Gatlin and recorded by American country music group Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band. It was released in September 1983 as the first single from the album Houston to Denver. The song was their third and last number-one on the country chart.
The country singer was born in Tulsa, the Sooner State's second-largest city. Oregon: “Float On,” Modest Mouse The band was formed in Washington state, but is now based in Portland, Oregon.
The Democratic National Convention ceremonial roll call set celebrated both national and state pride through music.. As Democrat delegates announced their votes for Vice President Kamala Harris ...
The following is a list of songs about cities. It is not exhaustive. Cities are a major topic for popular songs. [1] [2] Music journalist Nick Coleman said that apart from love, "pop is better on cities than anything else." [1] Popular music often treats cities positively, though sometimes they are portrayed as places of danger and temptation.
The popularity of the song surged following the September 11 attacks and during the 2003 invasion of Iraq; after the former, the song was re-released as a single and peaked at number 16 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts in 2001. [8] A re-recorded version of the song was released in 2003, under the "God Bless the U.S.A ...
This article lists songs about Houston, Texas set there, or named after a location or feature of the city.. It is not intended to include songs where Houston is simply "name-checked" along with various other cities (e.g., "London speed it up, Houston rock it", from Beyoncé's song Countdown).
The City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department was created by a city ordinance on March 15, 1916. When it was created it had two parks, Hermann Park and Sam Houston Park. As of 2010 the department maintains about 350 developed parks and 200 esplanades and greenspaces inside and outside of the City of Houston. [48] [49]