(1) The Legislature finds that: (a) The State of Mississippi is known as the 'Birthplace of America's Music,' and is credited for producing Elvis Presley, the 'King of Rock and Roll,' Jimmie Rodgers, the 'Father of Country Music,' and B.B. King, the 'King of the Blues,' and these Mississippi trailblazers, alongside hundreds of others, have impacted and influenced the music industry like no others in modern history; and(b) That many states of the United States have two (2) or more official state songs, including: Tennessee; West Virginia; Arkansas; Florida; Louisiana and South Carolina; and(c) Mississippi's musical heritage has positioned the Magnolia State as a true renaissance of musical genres, scaling past, present and even future trends, and from rock and roll, country and the blues, to gospel, opera and everything in between, Mississippi has not only transformed the course of America's music, it has revolutionized it, and because of this, it is important that the official songs of the State of Mississippi truly reflect the state's phenomenal musical heritage, while enthusiastically looking forward to its future; and(d) The Legislature desires to provide the state with songs of the State of Mississippi truly reflect the state's phenomenal musical heritage, while enthusiastically looking forward to its future; and(d) The Legislature desires to provide the state with numerous state songs so that Mississippians may enjoy state songs that are appropriate for all occasions, events and daily activities.(2) The lyrics and music to the song 'One Mississippi,' written by Steve Azar, are designated as the contemporary music genre official song of the State of Mississippi.Added by Laws, 2022, ch. 399, HB 453,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2022.
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