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Today we arrive in Virginia, not West Virgina, just Virginia, and there are two state songs, one that has been retired and another that was established as the State song in 2015. Let's begin with the former state song Carry me back to old Virginny.The new song is Our Great Virginia, sung to the t...

Of course when I think of Georgia I immediatley think of Georgia on my mind. Here is Ray Charles in a 1960 performance. Little did I know this is also the State Song.I also found this version sung by Usher at the White House in a tribute to Ray Charles.And of course you cannot skip Midnight Train...

How appropriate today to be in Alabama, when our second string quarterback who went to Alabama won us a game against the New Orleans Saints yesterday.The State Song is called simply Alabama. There is some interesting history to the song.It was first written as a poem by Julia Tutwiler, a distingu...

As usual we start with the state song of Mississippi along with sights of the state. I like this video about Blues and about Jackson, Mississippi, narrated by Cedric BurnsideHere is some blues harmonica, I am always impressed by people who can play harmonica and get so many soun ds out of them. P...

I love the start of this State song for Tennessee. Sung here by the Nashville Children;s Choir.  How can you be in Tennessee and not sample some Tennessee whisky, and here we have Chris Stapleton sharing.Next up we have the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band with Turkey in the Straw.And of course you canno...

We arrive back in the South today in Kentucky and the state song we feature today shows some of the state symbols as well as we listen to My Old Kentucky home.  Next we have Kentucky on my Mind, a little bit of country  I like this next one by the Kentucky Dirt Band titled KentuckyI know Rocky Di...

The state song for Indiana is On The Banks of the Wabash. Next up is Back Home Again Indiana by Zach DuBois Then we have the R DEan Taylor song Indiana Wants Me, I think Wayne Martin you will know this one. Have an enjoyable day.     

Michigan, My Michigan is the State Song, the video has a little introduction about the song. Performed by Jeff Daniels  This next might surprise you, but here is Johnny Cash singing Saginaw, Michigan  What aboiut Michigan Man by Mike Ridley, it has been suggested this should be the State Song, no...

Entering illinois we hear the strains of the State Song Illinoisadopted in 1925, words by C. H. Chamberlain and music by Archibald Johnston.  Mike Ledbetter introduces us to Chicago  Next we have Adam Highbarger singing Illinois Asphalt   Here Brett Eldredge gives us an introduction to Illinois  ...

We arrive in Wisconsin, and I am sure we might catcvh a glimpse of  Bob Crane among the trees as we listen to the State song Oh Wisconsin Land of my Dreams, adopted in 2001.  Here we have Shamn Juan with Song of Wisconsin  Next we have Old Wisconsin Jubilee by Charlie Berens and Adam Greuel  Mayb...