My Homeland Tennessee: A Research Guide to Songs about Tennessee

Tennessee State Songs and Anthems

"My Tennessee"

My Tennessee (003099-CPMSM)

The third song on the official list is “My Tennessee” by Frances Hannah Tranum. Tranum, a poet and songwriter from East Tennessee wrote it in 1931 to express her pride in the history and natural beauty of her native home. “My Tennessee” was adopted as an official state song in 1955.

Listen to the Smoky Mountain Children’s Choir sing “My Tennessee”

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