"My Michigan" is the

state song Forty-eight of the fifty U.S. states have one or more state songs, a type of regional anthem, which are selected by each state legislature as a symbol (or emblem) of that particular U.S. state. Some U.S. states have more than one official state ...

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History

It was written by Giles Kavanagh (lyrics) and H. O'Reilly Clint (music) in 1933. It was published by Clint's own music publishing company at

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. It was formally adopted as an official

by the

Michigan Legislature The Michigan Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral body composed of an upper chamber, the Senate, and a lower chamber, the House of Representatives. Article IV of the Michigan Constitution ...

in 1937 by Concurrent Resolution 17. Despite being an official state anthem, the song is ''very'' rarely sung and has never been used on formal state occasions. This may be because doing so would incur liability to pay a royalty. The State did not purchase and/or the authors would not sell the copyright. Its copyright will expire at the end of 2028, the 95th year after its publication, per the Copyright Term Extension Act. There are two versions of the sheet music; one is held at the Rare Book Room at the

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and the other is housed at the Bentley Historical Museum.

References

;Citations ;Further reading * * * (reference to "My Michigan" song) * {{National anthems of North America Music of Michigan American songs

Songs about Michigan