Robert Siegel speaks with Professor James "Bud" Robertson about his campaign to help his home state of Virginia find its missing state song. Virginia has a rich history, which is a source of great ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Oh, sing a song of Virginia! One our delegates can sing, or at least hum. Or maybe just one that they can agree upon! It's a monumental task, one our lawmakers have shirked for ...

It’s been six years since state lawmakers sent the state song “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” out to pasture to make way for a new tune. Virginia still has no state song. If the quest for a new ...

Virginia is a lyrical place to live and work. From the Shenandoah Mountains to here in Hampton Roads, the commonwealth inspires great music and we should embrace so rich a tradition. In 1997, ...

Virginia’s General Assembly has again taken up the issue of finding an official state song for the Commonwealth, and again is focusing on songs that no one has heard of. The two finalists are ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach has a new theme to help increase tourism — and Pharrell Williams is at the center of it. Pharrell’s next big thing is the ad campaign “We’re Open.” Driving ...

In 2007, the Virginia legislature rejected “Oh, Shenandoah” as the state’s official song because it made rather blatant references to “Missouri,” as in, the Missouri River. “Away, I’m bound away, ...