List of U.S. state songs
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For the album by John Linnell, see State Songs.


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Introduction

Forty-nine states of the United States (all except New Jersey) have one or more state songs, selected by the state legislature as a symbol of the state.

New Jersey does have an unofficial state song, "Born to Run" by Bruce Springsteen, but it has not yet been approved by the state legislature.

Some states have more than one official state song, and may refer to some of their official songs by other names; for example, Arkansas officially has two state songs, a state anthem, and a state historical song. Also, Virginia does not presently have a state song by that name, but it has given two songs official recognition under other names.

A few of these songs are among the best-known songs in the U.S., including "Old Folks at Home" (better known as "Swanee River"), "Yankee Doodle", "You Are My Sunshine", "My Old Kentucky Home", and "Home on the Range"; a number of others are popular standards, including "Oklahoma!" (from the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical), Hoagy Carmichael's "Georgia on My Mind", "Tennessee Waltz", "Missouri Waltz", and "On the Banks of the Wabash". Many of the remainder, such as "Here We Have Idaho", "Utah, This is the Place", and "State Song of Maine", are unlikely to be seen anywhere except on lists such as the following.

State Songs

State State song Composer/Lyricist Year adopted
Alabama Alabama Mrs. Edna Gockel Gussen /
Julia Strudwick Tutwiler		 1931[1]
Alaska Alaska's Flag Elinor Dusenbury and
Carol Beery Davis		 1955[2]
Arizona State song Arizona 1981[3]
State Anthem Arizona March Song 1919[3]
Arkansas State anthem Arkansas
Arkansas (You Run Deep In Me)
Oh, Arkansas
State historical song The Arkansas Traveler [4]
California I Love You, California words by: F. B. Silverwood
music by: A. F. Frankenstein
Colorado Where the Columbines Grow [5]
Rocky Mountain High John Denver [6]
Connecticut State song Yankee Doodle [7]
State cantata The Nutmeg [7]
Delaware Our Delaware
Florida Old Folks at Home
(Way Down Upon The Swanee River)		 Words: Stephen C. Foster
Music: E. P. Christy		 1935
Georgia Georgia on My Mind Hoagy Carmichael /
Stuart Gorrell		 1979
Hawaii Hawai'i pono'i Words: King David Kalakaua
Music: Henry Berger		 1967[8]
Idaho Here We Have Idaho
Illinois Illinois
Indiana On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away March 14, 1913
Iowa The Song of Iowa
Iowa State Fight Song
The Bells of Iowa State
Kansas Home on the Range
Kentucky My Old Kentucky Home Stephen Foster 1853
Bluegrass song Blue Moon of Kentucky [9]
Kentucky Home Made Christmas
Louisiana Give Me Louisiana
You Are My Sunshine Jimmie Davis
(former governor)
State march Louisiana My Home Sweet Home
Environmental song The Gifts of Earth [10]
Maine State of Maine Song
Maryland Maryland, My Maryland
(to the tune of O Tannenbaum)		 [11]
Massachusetts State song All Hail to Massachusetts Arthur J. Marsh [12]
State folk song Massachusetts Arlo Guthrie [13]
State ceremonial march The Road to Boston [14]
State patriotic song Massachusetts (Because of You Our Land is Free) [15]
State glee club song The Great State of Massachusetts [16]
State polka Say Hello to Someone from Massachusetts [17]
State ode Ode to Massachusetts [18]
Michigan State song My Michigan
Minnesota Hail! Minnesota 1945
Mississippi Go, Mississippi
(sometimes called Go Mis-sis-sip-pi)
Missouri Missouri Waltz melody: John V. Eppel
arranged: Frederic K. Logan
lyrics: J.R. Shannon		 1949
Montana Montana
Montana Melody
Nebraska Beautiful Nebraska
Nevada Home Means Nevada Bertha Rafetto 1933
New Hampshire Official Old New Hampshire
Honorary New Hampshire, my New Hampshire
Honorary New Hampshire Hills
Honorary Autumn in New Hampshire
Honorary New Hampshire's Granite State
Honorary Oh, New Hampshire
Honorary The Old Man of the Mountain
Honorary The New Hampshire State March
Honorary New Hampshire Naturally [19]
Official Live Free or Die Barry Palmer 2007
New Jersey Unofficial Born to Run Bruce Springsteen
Unofficial Livin' On A Prayer Jon Bon Jovi
New Mexico English song O Fair New Mexico
Spanish song Así Es Nuevo Méjico
Ballad Land of Enchantment
Bilingual song New Mexico - Mi Lindo Nuevo México
New York I Love New York
North Carolina The Old North State
Unofficial Carolina in My Mind James Taylor citation needed
North Dakota North Dakota Hymn
Ohio Beautiful Ohio Mary Earl, music
Ballard MacDonald, original lyrics
Wilbert McBride, 1989 lyrics		 1969[20]
Rock song Hang on Sloopy The McCoys 1985[21]
Oklahoma Oklahoma! Rodgers and Hammerstein [22]
Oregon Oregon, My Oregon J.A. Buchanan and
Henry B. Murtaghin		 1927
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Rhode Island Rhode Island
Rhode Island, It's for Me
South Carolina Carolina
South Carolina On My Mind
South Dakota Hail, South Dakota!
Tennessee My Homeland, Tennessee
When It's Iris Time in Tennessee
My Tennessee
The Tennessee Waltz
Rocky Top Boudleaux Bryant /
Felice Bryant
Texas Texas, Our Texas [23]
Utah State Song Utah, This is the Place Sam and Gary Francis 2003[24]
State Hymn Utah, We Love Thee
(State Song 1937-2003)[25]		 Evan Stephens 2003
Vermont These Green Mountains
Virginia Emeritus state song Carry Me Back to Old Virginny [26]
Washington State Song Washington, My Home 1959
State Folk Song Roll On, Columbia, Roll On Woody Guthrie [27]
State Rock Song Louie Louie Richard Berry [28]
West Virginia The West Virginia Hills
This Is My West Virginia
West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home
Wisconsin On Wisconsin
Wyoming Wyoming

Territories

Territory Song Year adopted
American Samoa Amerika Samoa
Guam Stand Ye Guamanians 1919
Northern Mariana Islands Gi Talo Gi Halom Tasi 1996
Puerto Rico La Borinqueña 1977
United States Virgin Islands Virgin Islands March 1963

See also

References

  1. ^ Act 31-126, Acts of Alabama, "STATE SONG: Alabama". Official Symbols and Emblems of Alabama. Alabama Department of Archives & History (2006-04-27). Retrieved on 2007-02-06.
  2. ^ "Official State Song". Alaska Information. State of Alaska Office of Economic Development. Retrieved on 2007-02-06.
  3. ^ a b "Arizona State Anthems". SOS for Kids. Arizona Secretary of State's Office (2003). Retrieved on 2007-02-06.
  4. ^ Arkansas Code 1-4-116
  5. ^ "Colorado State Song" (HTML). Colorado State Symbols & Emblems. State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
  6. ^ "Lawmakers OK 'Rocky Mountain High'". The Denver Post (March 12, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-12. CRS 24-80-909
  7. ^ a b STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Sites ° Seals ° Symbols; Connecticut State Register & Manual; retrieved on January 4, 2007
  8. ^ Names & Insignia of Hawaii
  9. ^ KRS 002.100
  10. ^ Lyrics & act numbers of official songs
  11. ^ Maryland, My Maryland - Maryland State Song
  12. ^ M.G.L. 2:19
  13. ^ M.G.L. 2:20
  14. ^ M.G.L. 2:27
  15. ^ M.G.L. 2:31
  16. ^ M.G.L. 2:43
  17. ^ M.G.L. 2:44
  18. ^ M.G.L. 2:47
  19. ^ RSA 3:7
  20. ^ Ohio Revised Code: 1989 S 33, eff. 11-6-89; 1989 H 457
  21. ^ House Concurrent Resolution 16 on November 20, 1985
  22. ^ 25 Okla. Stat. § 94.3
  23. ^ Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "," http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/TT/xet1.html (accessed August 4, 2006).Government code, § 3101.005
  24. ^ Utah Symbols - "Utah, This is the Place" from utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-03-25
  25. ^ Utah Symbols - "Utah We Love Thee" from utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-03-25
  26. ^ "Official State Song of the Commonwealth of Virginia" (2006). Retrieved on 2007-02-06.
  27. ^ "Symbols of Washington State". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
  28. ^ "Washington State Facts". wsdot. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
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