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Mar 4, 2013 · Ohio’s state song, “Beautiful Ohio,” began life as a popular song. It’s not one of the songs whose popularity has lasted for several generations. It is now as obscure as most state songs. It has a strange story, but where did the idea of an official state song come from, anyway?
" Beautiful Ohio " is the regional anthem of the U.S. state of Ohio, adopted in 1969 as the official state song. [2] History. The first lyrics were written in 1918 by Ballard MacDonald and the music by Robert A. "Bobo" King, who used the pseudonym Mary Earl. [3] .
Jul 20, 2022 · Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young recorded Ohio as a reaction to the Kent State shootings in 1970, where the National Guard killed four students.
"Beautiful Ohio" became the state song in 1989. The music was composed by Mary Earl, and the original lyrics were written by Ballard MacDonald. In 1989, the Ohio legislature adopted an amendment to section 5.09 of the Ohio Revised Code that changed the words of the state song.
The song, "Beautiful Ohio", words by Ballard MacDonald (1882-1935) and music by Mary Earl was adopted by the Ohio Legislature as the official state song on October 14, 1969. However, the song adopted in 1969 was not the same song that serves as the official state song today.
"Ohio" is a protest song and counterculture anthem written and composed by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970, and performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. [2] It was released as a single, backed with Stephen Stills's "Find the Cost of Freedom", peaking at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 16 in ...
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Aug 6, 2020 · Written by Neil Young, “Ohio” is a protest song that was inspired by the Kent State Massacre which happened on May 4, 1970. Members of the National Guard armed with M1 rifles open fired into a crowd at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio who were protesting against the Vietnam War after President Richard Nixon announced that US troops would ...
