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 ...

Rock 'n' roll is a big part of 20th-century pop culture, but only one state has claimed a rock song as its official anthem.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Colorado lawmakers made “Rocky Mountain High” the second official state song in 2007, they couldn’t help but highlight the original, “Where the ...

You probably know what Colorado’s nickname is and the state flower. You might even know what the state bird is … it’s the lark bunting, in case you were wondering. But did you know the state has an ...

Legislators say the state song is hard to sing, and doesn’t exactly inspire listeners to turn up the volume. A resolution is in the works to get a new arrangement across the airwaves. The current song ...

The final debate on the Senate floor about a large tourism spending bill didn’t focus on the millions of dollars earmarked for the state’s visitors bureaus, but over the future of the state song – ...

A state senator representing Berks County has announced a bill that could designate a new state song for Pennsylvania. Sen. Judy Schwank has issued a proposal for legislation that would designate “My ...

A dynamic combination of live musical performances, audience engagement and conversation featuring Harry Pickens, Ben Sollee, Hannah Drake and Emily Bingham, examines the role of "My Old Kentucky Home ...

"The Star-Spangled Banner" officially became the national anthem of the United States in 1931 when President Herbert Hoover signed it into law, but many states already had an established state song ...