Some of these tunes are by homegrown heroes; other picks are just great songs that mention a state or happen to be set there or that evoke the place in some special way. Our list has rock classics, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The Star-Spangled Banner" officially became the national anthem of the United States in 1931 when President Herbert Hoover signed ...

Quiz: Do you know your state's official song? One of the ways the 50 united but individual states of the USA put their pride on display is through official state songs. Some states recognize a single ...

Could Tennessee have a new state song? Two lawmakers are looking to make just that happen. Tennessee State Rep. Antonio Parkinson and Tennessee State Sen. Raumesh Akbari, both representing Shelby ...

Inside Pennsylvania's State Capitol building, lawmakers are working on efforts to adopt a new official state song. Farragutful via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 Since November 1990, ...

One could reasonably assume a Tennessee state song should talk about the natural beauty and cultural significance of the state that houses Music City and the Home of the Blues (Nashville and Memphis, ...

Watch the full committee hearing below. COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A song written by South Carolina’s newest poet laureate and featuring South Carolina musician Darius Rucker could become the newest state ...