Kansas State Song

Brewster higley and music by dan kelly is hereby established as the kansas state song.

Kansas state song. State song of kansas home on the range one of the best known and most beloved cowboy songs says k state professor who researches the genre. Written by brewster higley composed by daniel kelley oh give me a home where the buffalo roam where the deer and the antelope play where seldom is heard a discouraging word and the skies are not cloudy all day. Kansas state song lyrics home on the range lyrics. It was officially adopted as the state song of kansas on june 30 1947 and is commonly regarded as the unofficial anthem of the american west.

The lyrics were originally written by dr. Has the beauty of kansas ever made you want to sing. Official state song of kansas kansas adopted home on the range by dr. Here are 8 of those songs that are sure to touch your soul.

Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam where the deer and the antelope play. The song home on the range as originally written with words by dr. These 8 songs about kansas will touch your soul today. Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam where the deer and the antelope play.

Jana fallin 785 532 3827 jfallin k state edu news release prepared by. Where never is heard a discouraging word and the sky is not clouded all day. The words to such song shall be. K state experts for kansas day.

In fact some of the biggest names in music have written about the sunflower state. Forty eight states of the united states have one or more state songs selected by each state legislature and or state governor as a symbol or emblem of the state. Official song of the state of kansas. Erinn barcomb peterson 785 532 6415 ebarcomb k state edu wednesday jan.

Brewster higley as the official state song in 1947. Home on the range is a classic western folk song sometimes called the unofficial anthem of the american west. The origin of home on the range was obscure and widely debated at the time. Bing crosby recorded the song on september 27 1933 with lennie hayton and his orchestra for brunswick records.

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