The Great State of Massachusetts, words by George A. Wells, and music by J. Earl Bley, is a song that was designated the state glee club song of Massachusetts on November 24, 1997.
Wells, a politician from Worcester, Massachusetts, was a delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention, which nominated Massachusetts' John F. Kennedy as president. The convention band was unable to find a song that identified Kennedy with his home state and on his way home, Wells wrote The Great State of Massachusetts. J. Earl Bley, a musician friend of Wells, wrote the music.[1] On November 24, 1997, The Great State of Massachusetts was designated the state glee club song of Massachusetts by the Massachusetts General Court.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Senators sing out for anthem". Telegram & Gazette. April 6, 1993.
- ^ "Section 43: Glee club song of commonwealth". The General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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