List of U.S. state songs
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- For the album by John Linnell, see State Songs.
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.
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Official State Song. Alaska Information. State of Alaska Office of Economic Development. Retrieved on 2007-02-06.
- ^ a b Arizona State Anthems. SOS for Kids. Arizona Secretary of State's Office (2003). Retrieved on 2007-02-06.
- ^ Arkansas Code 1-4-116
- ^ Colorado State Song (HTML). Colorado State Symbols & Emblems. State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. Retrieved on 2007-02-21.
- ^ Lawmakers OK 'Rocky Mountain High'. The Denver Post (March 12, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-12. CRS 24-80-909
- ^ a b STATE OF CONNECTICUT, Sites ° Seals ° Symbols; Connecticut State Register & Manual; retrieved on January 4, 2007
- ^ Names & Insignia of Hawaii
- ^ KRS 002.100
- ^ Lyrics & act numbers of official songs
- ^ Maryland, My Maryland - Maryland State Song
- ^ M.G.L. 2:19
- ^ M.G.L. 2:20
- ^ M.G.L. 2:27
- ^ M.G.L. 2:31
- ^ M.G.L. 2:43
- ^ M.G.L. 2:44
- ^ M.G.L. 2:47
- ^ RSA 3:7
- ^ Ohio Revised Code: 1989 S 33, eff. 11-6-89; 1989 H 457
- ^ House Concurrent Resolution 16 on November 20, 1985
- ^ 25 Okla. Stat. § 94.3
- ^ 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
- ^ Utah Symbols - "Utah, This is the Place" from utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-03-25
- ^ a b Utah Symbols - "Utah We Love Thee" from utah.gov "Pioneer - Utah's Online Library" page. Retrieved on 2008-03-25
- ^ Symbols of Washington State. Washington State Legislature. Retrieved on 2007-03-11.
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