Sunday 22 February 2009

State Songs

A Musical Tour Around the United States



In January I started a series of posts called State Songs with six tracks about Alabama. I am taking a hugely enjoyable trip through all 50 states in alphabetical order trying to add at least one more each week.

I'll be updating this page with links to every state I 'visit' on my musical tour with a list of the artists featured. You'll have to read the posts to hear which particular tracks I've chosen.

Feel free to suggest songs I've omitted or ones that I shouldn't miss out in future posts. We'll be in Wyoming by Christmas!

Maine
The Mountain Goats, Doris Day, REM, Okkervil River, Blue Oyster Cult

Louisiana
Lucinda Williams, Guy Clark, The Be Good Tanyas, Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart, Emmylou Harris, Lightnin' Hopkins, Waylon Jennings

Kentucky
Freakwater, The Stanley Brothers, The Steeldrivers, Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, John Prine

Kansas
The Jayhawks, Donna Fargo, The Wedding Present, Glen Campbell

Iowa
Eleni Mandell, The Jayhawks, Tom T Hall, Joni Mitchell,

Indiana
The Jackson 5, Phil Ochs, The Bottle Rockets, Lyle Lovett

Illinois
Frank Zappa, Wilco, Tom Waits, The Handsome Family, Sufjan Stevens, Three Bits of Rhythm

Idaho
The Divine Comedy, Yonder Mountain String Band, B-52s, Rosalie Sorrels

Hawaii
Elvis Presley, Andy Iona, Bob Brozman, Roy Rogers, John Prine, The Beach Boys, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Ventures, Kitty, Daisy & Lewis, R Crumb, Henry Hall

Georgia
Ray Charles, Julie London, Justin Townes Earle, Webb Pierce, Uncle Tupelo, Sam Bush, Blind Willie McTell

Florida
Vic Chesnutt, Muddy Waters, Elvis Presley

District of Columbia
Magnetic Fields, The Staple Singers, Leadbelly, George Clinton & Parliament

Delaware
Perry Como, Dolly Parton, The Duhks

Connecticut
Bing Crosby & Judy Garland, Carly Simon, Ben Folds, Jim Douglas

Colorado
John Denver, Johnny Paycheck, Willie Nelson, Jim & Jesse, Neil Young, Bob Dylan

California
Tom Waits, The Arlenes, Billy Bragg & Wilco, Marlena Shaw, Virgil Shaw, Jolie Holland, Guy Clark

Arkansas
The New Lost City Ramblers, Hayes Carll, Marilyn Monroe & Jane Russell, REM, Bruce Springsteen

Arizona
Wilco, Glen Campbell, The DeZurik Sisters, Dimitri Tiomkin and Public Enemy

Alaska
Michelle Shocked, Johnny Cash, Port O'Brien, Dan Bern, The Velvet Underground

Alabama
Cat Power, Billie Holiday, Jim White, Joan Baez, Shelby Lynne and, of course, Lynryd Skynyrd

Related Links - I'm not the only person to think of this...
50 Songs for 50 States - Laura Barton's musical road trip in the Guardian
Star Maker Machine - excellent, theme based, communal MP3 blog
Ceci N'est Pas un Blog - eccentric selection of state songs

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