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Maryland, My Maryland. " Maryland, My Maryland " was the state song of the U.S. state of Maryland from 1939 until 2021. [ 1] The song is set to the melody of "Lauriger Horatius" [ 2] — the same tune "O Tannenbaum" was taken from. The lyrics are from a nine-stanza poem written by James Ryder Randall (1839–1908) in 1861.
Maryland had a state song until 2021. "Maryland, My Maryland" was removed due to pro-Confederate language, but no replacement was established. [12] Virginia's previous state song, "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny", adopted in 1940, [1] was rescinded in 1997 due to language deemed racist by the Virginia General Assembly.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]
Song (former) From 1939 to 2021, "Maryland, My Maryland", which set lyrics from a poem written by James Ryder Randall to the tune of "O Tannenbaum", was the Maryland state song. It was repealed and replaced by an act of the Maryland general assembly in 2021. [25] 1939–2021 [25] [26] Sport (individual) Jousting
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.
In the United States, all but Maryland and New Jersey have a state song. A Maryland state delegate, a Republican, is looking to change that.
Music of Maryland. Maryland is a U.S. state with a musical heritage that dates back to the Native Americans of the region and includes contributions to colonial era music, modern American popular and folk music. The music of Maryland includes a number of popular musicians, folk styles and a documented music history that dates to the colonial ...
Bowen, Denny. Drummer for the Baltimore-based rock band Double Dagger and sole member of electronic/mashup project, Smart Growth. Boyer, Derek. Former bassist for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus. Branagan, Steve. Drummer for Maryland-based doom metal bands Revelation and Against Nature.
It later became the state song of Maryland. [1] Randall wrote the poem after learning that his friend Francis X. Ward, of Randallstown, Maryland, was killed by the 6th Massachusetts Militia in the Baltimore Riot of April 19, 1861. [2] The work was first published a week later on April 26, in the New Orleans newspaper The Sunday Delta. [3]