Go, Mississippi (song)
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Go, Mississippi is the state song of Mississippi
since May 17, 1962.
The song was written and composed by William Houston Davis (1914–1987), and copyrighted in 1962. In the same year, the copyright was assigned to Jackson Board of Realtors, who recommended it to the legislature. It was adopted by House Concurrent Resolution 67 during the 1962 Regular Session as General Laws of Mississippi of 1962, Chapter 654.
In 2000, Mississippi Senator William Gardner Hewes
introduced Senate Bill 2960 to replace the state song with "Mississippi" by Edward Owen Miller, however the bill died in committee.
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
since May 17, 1962.
The song was written and composed by William Houston Davis (1914–1987), and copyrighted in 1962. In the same year, the copyright was assigned to Jackson Board of Realtors, who recommended it to the legislature. It was adopted by House Concurrent Resolution 67 during the 1962 Regular Session as General Laws of Mississippi of 1962, Chapter 654.
In 2000, Mississippi Senator William Gardner Hewes
William Gardner Hewes
William Gardner "Billy" Hewes III is a Republican politician. He is the President pro tempore of the Mississippi State Senate. He was born in New Iberia, Louisiana and currently lives in Gulfport, Mississippi.-Education and Personal Life:...
introduced Senate Bill 2960 to replace the state song with "Mississippi" by Edward Owen Miller, however the bill died in committee.