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Official Arkansas State SongsWay back in 1916, Arkansas had no official state songs. Today, the state has four. Officially, there are two state songs, one state anthem and one state historical song. The status of Arkansas' state songs was clarified in 1987 and is documented in the Arkansas Code (Title 1, Chapter 4). The law also directs the Secretary of State to furnish copies of the State Anthem, "Arkansas," by Mrs. Eva Ware Barnett when requests are made for a copy of the Arkansas State Song.
Official State Anthem Arkansas
"Arkansas" was published by the Central Music Company in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1916 by Eva Ware Barnett and Will M. Ramsey. It became the first song designated as the Official State Song of Arkansas when the Arkansas General Assembly adopted it by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6 on January 12, 1917. "Arkansas" remained the Official State Song, a bumpy road, until 1987, when its designation was changed from Official State Song to Official State Anthem by House Concurrent Resolution No. 1003 (HCR1003). The song copyright was turned over to the state and, today, "Arkansas" by Mrs. Eva Ware Barnett is the Official State Anthem of Arkansas. Get the words and find out more. Official State Historical Song The Arkansas Traveler
"While it is often cited as the official state song from 1949 to 1963, we have no evidence that the Arkansas Legislature ever took official action. Though the Song Selection Committee recommended "The Arkansas Traveler" be adopted as the official state song, there is no evidence that the legislature ever consummated the committee's recommendation. The story of the Arkansas traveler goes back to the 1800s and begins when an Arkansas traveler comes upon a squatter sitting on his porch fiddling away at the same melody over and over and over again. The squatter just fiddles away and just can't seem to remember the end of the tune. Historians generally agree that the story (narrated, not sung) and the melody were composed by Colonel Sanford (Sandy) C. Faulkner(1803-1874), a wealthy planter from Chicot County Arkansas. It's thought that the inspiration for Faulkner's "The Arkansaw Traveler" came from a conversation with a woodsman in 1840. In 1873, an Arkansas county would be named after the illustrious Colonel. When the Arkansas State Song Commission chose to make "The Arkansas Traveler" the Official State Song, they spent some time reworking the words to the story. The words of "The Arkansas Traveler" adopted as the Official State Historical Song were crafted by this committee. In 1987, "The Arkansas Traveler" was declared the Official State Historical Song by House Concurrent Resolution No. 1007 (HCR1007). Get the words and find out more. Official State Song Oh, Arkansas
"Oh, Arkansas" was declared an Official State Song of Arkansas in 1987's House Concurrent Resolution No. 1003. Get the words and find out more. Official State Song Arkansas (You Run Deep In Me)
"Arkansas (You Run Deep In Me)" was declared an Official State Song of Arkansas in 1987's House Concurrent Resolution No. 1003. |
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Source: Arkansas Secretary of State,(http://www.sosweb.state.ar.us/educational_activity_book.html), September 22, 2004
Source: Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau,(http://www.littlerock.com/media/legend.asp), September 23, 2004 Source: State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers and Other Symbols by George Earlie Shankle, The H.W. Wilson Company, New York, 1938 |
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