Maryland, My Maryland is the official state song of Maryland. The lyrics are from a nine stanza poem written by James Ryder Randall in 1861. The poem was inspired by events at the beginning of the Civil War, when the troops President Lincoln ordered went through Baltimore City on their way to Washington, DC. A Read More
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State of Maine
State of Maine is a song that was written by Roger Vinton Snow in 1937. This is the state song for Maine. Photos courtesy of Pixabay.com
Give Me Louisiana
Give Me Louisiana is one of the state songs for that state, along with the more popular You Are My Sunshine. Give Me Louisiana was written in 1970 by Doralice Fontane. The music was arranged by Dr. John Croom. The song was adopted by the state by the act of 1970 and again in 1977. Read More
My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night
“My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!” was written by Stephen Foster. The song was published in January 1853 and believed to have been written the previous year. According to Wikipedia, “In Foster’s sketchbook, the song was originally entitled “Poor Uncle Tom, Good-Night!“, but was altered by Foster as “My Old Kentucky Home, Good-Night!” Foster likely composed Read More
Home on the Range
Most people are familiar with the popular “O give me a home where the buffalo roam,” but did you know that Home on the Range is the state song of Kansas. In 1872, Dr. Brewster M. Higley of Smith County, Kansas published a poem titled My Western Home. He had moved to Kansas the Homestead Read More
Iowa Stubborn
If you are a fan of the musical genre, one of your first thoughts of Iowa may originate from the Music Man. The opening of the musical features the song Iowa Stubborn, better known as “You are in I-ow-a.” Professor Harold Hill {who is unknown to the people} is encouraged to “give Iowa a try”. Read More
On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away
On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away is the Indiana State song. The song was written by Terre Haute and Paul Dresser, a native of the state. Dresser is said to reminisce in the lyrics about his childhood home along the Wabash River. When asked what led him to write the song Dresser said, Read More
Illinois
Illinois is the state song of that given state. The words were written by C.H. Chamberlain and the music composed by Archibald Johnston. In 1925, the 54th Illinois General Assembly agreed on the song becoming the state’s anthem. Photos courtesy of Pixabay.com
Here We Have Idaho
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
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