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Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-1-302

State songs

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Martin v. Beer Board for City of Dickson (1995)

Most recently applied in Martin v. Beer Board for City of Dickson (April 1995)

Acts 1935, ch. 154, §§ 1, 2; mod

The official songs of this state shall be as follows:

(1) “My Homeland, Tennessee” by Nell Grayson Taylor and Roy Lamont Smith, as adopted by House Joint Resolution 36 in 1925;

(2) “When It's Iris Time In Tennessee” by Willa Mae Waid, as adopted by Acts 1935, chapter 154;

(3) “My Tennessee” by Francis Hannah Tranum, as adopted by Senate Joint Resolution 35 in 1955, as the official public school song in Tennessee;

(4) “The Tennessee Waltz” by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King, as adopted by Senate Joint Resolution 9 in 1965;

(5) “Rocky Top” by Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, as adopted by Acts 1982, chapter 545;

(6) “The Pride of Tennessee” by Fred Congdon, Thomas Vaughn and Carol Elliot, as added by House Joint Resolution 221 in 1996, as the official song of the state of Tennessee; and

(7) “Tennessee” by John R. Bean, as adopted by Acts 2011, chapter 242.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.