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Tennessee has 9 state songs with the most popular being "Tennessee Waltz" by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King. The song was a national hits several times by different artists: Pee Wee King (1948), Patti Page (1950), Guy Lombardo (1951), Les Paul & Mary Ford (1951), Jo Stafford (1951), Spike Jones (1951), Fontaine Sisters (1951) and Sam Cooke (1964). It also became a country music standard. Other state songs include "My Home, Tennessee" by Neil Grayson Taylor and Roy Lamont Smith, "When It's Iris Time in Tennessee" by Willa Waid Newman, "Rocky Top" by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, "Tennessee" by Vivian Rorie and "The Pride of Tennessee" by Congdon, Thomas Vaughn and Carol Elliott. Tennessee's heritage goes back to various Native American tribes including Paleo, Cherokee, Muscogee and Yuchi. Spanish settlers found the region in the 16th century then the land was ruled by the British in the 18th century. President Teddy Roosevelt credited the Watauga Association for setting up the first independent government in America, which oversaw Tennessee prior to the American Revolution. Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 17th state in 1796. It was the birthplace of President Andrew Jackson and home of many popular music performers such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Roy Orbison. Nashville became established as the country music capitol of the world following the success of the Grand Ole Opry, which was founded in 1925. It's a weekly concert that has been broadcast on radio since the 1920s. Tennessee Here's To Old Tennessee (Down The Field) by The Pride of the Southland Band Tennessee by Arrested Development My Tennessee Mountain Home by Dolly Parton Tennessee by Carl Perkins Memphis by Chuck Berry, also Lonnie Mack, Johnny Rivers Tennessee by Shawn Colvin Tennessee Flat Top Box by Johnny Cash, also Rosanne Cash A Tennessee Bicentennial Rap by Joan Hill Hanks Tennessee Jed by The Grateful Dead Back To Tennessee by Billy Ray Cyrus Tennessee by Hank Williams Jr. Tennessee by Glen Campbell Me and Tennessee by Tim McGraw & Gwyneth Paltrow Tennessee by The Charlie Daniels Band Tennessee Waltz by Sam Cooke Tennessee by Jan & Dean Tennessee Rose by Emmylou Harris Tennessee Square by Whiskeytown Tennessee Line by Daughtry Tennessee Stud by Johnny Cash Tennessee Girl by Sammy Kershaw Tennessee by Sugarland Tennessee by New Found Glory Tennessee Homesick Blues by Dolly Parton Tennessee by American Aquarium Tennessee River by Alabama Tennessee by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Tennessee by Colt Ford Tennessee Christmas by Danny Gokey Tennessee Pusher by Old Crow Medicine Show Tennessee by The Wreckers Wabash Cannonball by Roy Acuff Tennessee by Gillian Welch Tennessee Whiskey by Jason Bolan & The Stragglers Tennessee Spirit On The Hill by Pride of the Southland Band © Playlist Research. All rights reserved. |
