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List of all of the official state songs with words, their history and
adoption information.
Arkansas Symbols
Arkansas SymbolsAmerican Folk Dance, Anthem, Beverage, Bird, Butterfly, Flag, Flower, Fruit, Gemstone, Historic Cooking Vessel, Historical Song, Insect, Language, Mammal, Mineral, Motto, Musical Instrument, Nicknames, Poet Laureate, Purple Martin Capital of Arkansas Northwest, Purple Martin Capital of Arkansas Southeast, Rock, Seal, Soil, Song1, Song2, Tree, Trout Capital of the USA, Vegetable |
Arkansas State Song"Oh, Arkansas"Written by Terry Rose, Gary KlaffAdopted in 1987.Adopted by the 1987 General Assembly as an Official State Song. "Oh, Arkansas"It's the spirit of the mountains and the spirit of the Delta, Origin of Song:Adopted by the 1987 General Assembly as an Official State Song. Written by Terry Rose, Gary Klaff |
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. Arizona has a song that was written specifically as a state anthem in 1915, as well as the 1981 country hit Arizona, which it adopted as an alternate. |