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Dec 4, 2021 · The sheet music was published for the first time in 1910 by John Lomax, a Texas college professor researching folk music of the Old West. He labeled it “Home on the Range” and published it in ...
Jan 29, 2023 · In the 1940s, a printing of Dr. Higley’s poem from 1874 was discovered in the Kirwin Chief, and the song was officially brought home to Kansas. It became the official state song on June 30, 1947. While critics have said “Home on the Range” doesn’t ‘sell’ Kansas enough, all attempts to change the state song have gone nowhere.
Jan 27, 2015 · Home on the RangeHome on the Range was one of the cowboy's favorite songs as they drove their herds of longhorn cattle from Texas breeding grounds to the nor...
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Mar 4, 2017 · "Home on the Range" is a classic western folk song, sometimes called the "unofficial anthem" of the American West. The lyrics were originally written by Dr. ...
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On April 8, 1947, Kansas named “ Home on the Range ” its state song. The resolution said, The song “is as truly Kansas as the sunflower.…”. Hal Harlan, Dan Kelley’s nephew, had introduced the bill in the Kansas Senate. After the song became the state song, the Smith Center Rotary Club restored the cabin.
Apr 21, 2011 · Song from the Soundtrack "Home On the Range" composed by Alan Menken. Menken also composed the soundtracks of Beauty and the Beast and Pocahontas.Track 1. (Y...
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When the heavens are bright. With lights from the glitterin' stars. Have I stood here amazed. And asked, as I gazed. If their glory exceeds that of ours. Home, home on the range. Where the deer ...
