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Regional anthem ofOklahoma | |
| Lyrics | Woody Guthrie, 1945 |
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| Music | Jack Guthrie, 1945 |
| Adopted | 2001; 25 years ago (2001) |
"Oklahoma Hills" is a song written byWoody Guthrie. In 2001 it was named the official Folk Song of the state of Oklahoma.
Jack Guthrie, Woody's cousin, changed the lyrics and music slightly and in 1945 recorded aWestern swing version, which reached Number 1 on the Juke Box Folk Records charts.[1] It remains the best-known version of "Oklahoma Hills", and was the biggest hit of Jack Guthrie's fairly short life. Though Woody originated the song, the official Woody Guthrie website credits both him and Jack as its writers, perhaps because Jack's changes have become so well known.
Recordings of "Oklahoma Hills" have been made by these singers, among others:
Members of theWestern Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.[3] In 2001, the Oklahoma Legislature declared it to be the official state folk song.
| Preceded by | Most Played Juke Box Folk Records number one single byJack Guthrie July 28, 1945 | Succeeded by |
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