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"Our Great Virginia" became the official traditional state song of Virginia in 2015. Sung to the traditional tune "Oh Shenandoah," with music arranged by Jim...
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The state song of Virginia, The Old Dominion.Lyrics in English:You’ll always be our great Virginia.You’re the birthplace of the nation.Where history was chan...
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Apr 21, 2023 · Words & Music by Christopher D. TurnerRecorded by The Richmond Tri-City EnsembleArranged by Christopher D. Turner & Ann H. WilliamsProduced by Stu Gardner
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Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" is a song written circa 1878 by James A. Bland (1854–1911), an African-American composer and minstrel performer. [1] It was Virginia's state song from 1940 until 1997. [2]
- “My Old Virginia Home” by The Carter Family
- “Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)” by Lin-Manuel Miranda
- “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” Written by James A. Bland
- “James River Blues” by Old Crow Medicine Show
- “Sweet Virginia Breeze” by The Robbin Thompson Band
- “Our Great Virginia” by Mike Greenly
- “I Went Down to Virginia” by Frank Sinatra
- “Virginia” by Clipse
- “Clinch Mountain Backstep” by Ralph Stanley
- “Virginia Moon” by Foo Fighters
Released in 1936, “My Old Virginia Home” is a terrific representation of what the music of The Carter Family was. While the Carter Family never had the smash success of the Gene Autreys of the time, A. P., Sara, and Maybelle Carter laid the foundation for modern country music. They also gave the world June Carter Cashand some of Johnny Cash’s child...
From the ubiquitous smash Broadway hit Hamilton, “Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)” tells the story of the end of the American Revolution and the surrender of British forces. It happened at what is now Virginia’s Yorktown Battlefield, where General George Washington commanded Alexander Hamilton and the rest of the colonial forces to victory....
Okay, so the song is problematic. But its historical value remains. Written by Black minstrel James A. Bland, “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” was the Virginia state song from 1940 to 1997. The problems with the song revolve around its subject matter, as it’s written from the point of view of a freed slave who wistfully remembers better days on the ...
Old Crow Medicine Show is a string bandthat’s made its mark in the folk music genre. Along those lines, they write and perform story songs and tunes about social ills. “James River Blues” falls into that second category. The titular river runs through Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay, right through Richmond. The lyrics of “James River Blues” bemoan t...
Robbin Thompson was a songwriter from Richmond, so when he and co-writer Steve Bassett wrote about the dogwood trees, the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the relaxing effect of a breeze there, they were writing from experience. The song has a beach music vibe, and though it was never a huge hit outside Old Dominion, Virginians love it. A lot. In fact, wh...
You won’t find “Our Great Virginia” on any pop or country charts, but as the state’s other official song, it has a place in the hearts of Virginians. We’ve mentioned the problems with “Carry Me Back To Old Virginny.” As Virginia approached the 500th anniversary of Jamestown’s founding, many people wanted a new state song in place before that milest...
As the B-side to Old Blue Eye‘s 1948 hit “All Of Me,” “I Went Down To Virginia” never made the same splash on the charts as its A-side did. Still, it’s a nice diddy about how much the narrator loves the state. In “I Went Down To Virginia,” our singer croons of how he went to visit the state unbidden and knowing no one there. He quickly learns the p...
On their debut album Lord Willin’, this Virginia Beach pair of rappers added longtime producer Pharrell Williams to the mix, and between Pusha T and Malice, Pharrell adds his own swagger to the mix. The three rappers spit rhymes mainly about their days as drug dealers when they were much younger. While the song doesn’t glorify the life, the rappers...
Dr. Ralph Stanley was a giant on the banjo, and his contributions to bluegrass music can’t be overstated. Starting his own bluegrass outfit with brother Carter, Ralph Stanley almost single-handedly defined what bluegrass music is and isn’t, and he was an innovator on the banjo, too. A whole playing style has sprung up around his technique, now know...
“Virginia Moon” shows the mind-boggling versatility of the Foo Fighters (one of, according to Sir Paul McCartney, the greatest bandsin the world). Bandleader Dave Grohl and guest Norah Jones sing sweetly about the nights in Virginia, where Grohl grew up. Grohl and Jones, to a light bossa nova beat, sing about the beauty of the night skies in Old Do...
Virginia State Nickname: The Old Dominion State. Virginia State Motto: Sic Semper Tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants.) Virginia State Flower: American Dogwood (Cornus florida)(Legislation of 1918) Enlarge flower. Virginia State Tree: American Dogwood (Legislation of 1956) Virginia State Bird: Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)(Legislation of 1950 ...
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Clue: Virginia state song. For nearly two decades, Virginia didn't have any official state song at all—then all of the sudden in 2015, it had two. Mike Greenly and Jim Papoulis created the traditional state song and the popular state song is by Robbin Thompson and Steve Bassett.
