Kansas State March

"The Kansas March"

(Composed by Duff E. Middleton)

Adopted in 1935.

"The Kansas March" was adopted in 1935 as a Kansas State March.

The Kansas March

Origin of March:

Kansas has two official state marches, "The Kansas March" adopted in 1935 and most recently "Here's Kansas" adopted in 1992. Both sets of music can be found in the Kansas Statutes.

Article 8. - STATE MARCHES

78-801. The Kansas March. The march "The Kansas March," composed by Duff E. Middleton, is hereby established as the official state march of Kansas.

The MIDI above is the version that is in the Statutes. In 1953, Robert R. Jones rewrote the music and added words for the song, "Cheers for Kansas".

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.