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"Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" is a song which was written by James A. Bland (1854–1911), an African American who wrote over 700 songs. It is an adaption by Bland of the traditional "Carry Me Back to Ole Virginny" popular since the 1840s and frequently sung by Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War. Bland's version, the best known, was adapted in 1878 when many of the newly freed slaves were struggling to find work. The song has become controversial in modern times. A third reworded version was Virginia's state song from 1940 until 1997, using the word "Virginia" instead of "Virginny." In 1997, it was retired on the grounds that the lyrics were considered offensive to African Americans; and for other more ironic and nuanced reasons. On January 28, 1997, the Virginia Senate voted to designate "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" as state song emeritus and a study committee initiated a contest for writing a new state song. In January 2006, a state Senate panel voted to designate "Shenandoah" as the "interim official state song." On March 1, 2006, the House Rules Committee of the General Assembly voted down bill SB682, which would have made "Shenandoah" the official state song. ==Covers== *Alma Gluck whose 1916 version was the first celebrity recording by a classical musician to sell one million copies. *Ray Charles released a cover of the song on his album ''Sings for America''.〔(Ray Charles, ''The Genius Hits the Road'' ) Retrieved April 13, 2012.〕 *Frankie Laine released a version of the song as the other side of the "Mule Train" single.〔(Frankie Laine, "Mule Train/Carry Me Back To Old Virginney" ) Retrieved April 13, 2012.〕 *Virginia O'Brien recorded this song in her trademark deadpan style in a dream sequence for Martin Block's ''Musical Merry-Go-Round''. *Jerry Lee Lewis also recorded this song in 1963, his final offer at Sun Records.〔(Jerry Lee Lewis, ''Up Through the Years, 1958-1963'' ) Retrieved April 13, 2012.〕 *A set of Christian Swedish lyrics, entitled "Striden på jorden evig ej skall vara", has been written. Bo Andersson and Per-Göran Ekeroos, duet, w. ensemble recorded it on December 3, 1966. The song was released on the extended play Harmoni HEP 264l. *''Carry Me Back to Old Virginny'', sung by Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald in Robert Z. Leonard's 1937 film ''Maytime''. *Louis Armstrong and The Mills Brothers, recorded a cover together in 1937. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carry Me Back to Old Virginny」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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