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Lyrics. You'll always be our great Virginia. You're the birthplace of the nation: Where history was changed forever. Today, your glory stays, as we build tomorrow. I fill with pride at all you give us—. Rolling hills, majestic mountains, From Shenandoah to the Atlantic, Rivers wide and forests tall, all in one Virginia.
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny. " Carry Me Back to Old Virginny " is a song written circa 1878 by James A. Bland (1854–1911), an African-American composer and minstrel performer. [ 1] It was Virginia 's state song from 1940 until 1997. [ 2]
Take Me Home, Country Roads. " Take Me Home, Country Roads ", also known simply as " Country Roads ", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number two on Billboard ' s US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971.
Virginia's previous state song, "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny", adopted in 1940, [1] was rescinded in 1997 due to language deemed racist by the Virginia General Assembly. [13] In 2015, "Our Great Virginia" was made the new state song of Virginia. [14]
Virginia 's musical contribution to American culture has been diverse, and includes Piedmont blues, jazz, folk, brass, hip-hop, and rock and roll bands, as well as the founding origins of country music in the Bristol sessions by Appalachian Virginians. The origin of music from within the state is very diverse, including cities such as Richmond ...
The song is popular in local organizations such as Shenandoah University, Southern Virginia University, Washington and Lee University, Virginia Tech and the Virginia Military Institute. "Shenandoah" was proposed as the "interim state song" for Virginia in 2006 with updated lyrics. [ 19 ]
Sweet Virginia Breeze. " Sweet Virginia Breeze " is the official state song of Virginia. While collaborating in 1978, Richmond artists Steve Bassett and Robbin Thompson wrote "Sweet Virginia Breeze" during a rehearsal for their concert at Virginia Commonwealth University. [1] The first studio recording of the song was on their album Together in ...
"The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" is a popular song published in 1913, with lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and music by Harry Carroll.It was inspired by John Fox Jr.'s 1908 novel of the same title, but whereas the novel was set in the Cumberland Mountains of Kentucky, the song refers to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.