Here We Have Idaho is the state song. The song was written by McKinley Helm, Albert J. Tompkins and Sallie Hume-Douglas. The song was originally titled Garden of Paradise. Garden of Paradise was copyrighted on November 4, 1915. Two years later, McKinley Helm was a student at the University of Idaho. He wrote the verse Read More
Month: March 2018
Hawaiian Wedding Song
Hawaiian Wedding Song is a traditional pop song. The song was first adapted from the 1926 operetta, Prince of Hawaii, by Charles E. King. The song was originally titled “Ke Kali Nei Au” which is Hawaiian for Waiting Here for You. Al Hoffman and Dick Manning translated the original Hawaiian words into English and renamed Read More
My Wild Irish Rose
My Wild Irish Rose was written by John Chancellor Olcott Olcott was an American actor, singer and songwriter of Irish descent. Olcott was born on July 21, 1858 in Buffalo, New York. His mother was a native of County Cork, Ireland. My Wild Irish Rose was written in 1898. My Wild Irish Rose debuted in Read More
Georgia on My Mind
Georgia on My Mind was a hit for Ray Charles. However, the song was written in 1930 by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell. Carmichael wrote in his autobiography, Sometimes I Wonder, that bandleader and saxophonist Frankie Trumbeuer suggested he write a song about the state of Georgia. Trumbeuer suggested “Georgia, Georgia” as the opening and Read More
Swanee River
Old Folks at Home is the state song of Florida. The song is better known as “Swanee River” or “Suwannee River”. The song was written by Stephen Foster in 1851 for a minstrel show. Foster had completed the majority of the lyrics but was still struggling with the opening line. His brother made a few Read More