Rolling Stone Picks One Song for Every State to Celebrate America's 250th Anniversary
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Jon Dolan
Summary
Rolling Stone celebrates America's 250th anniversary (semiquincentennial) with a curated list of one song for every U.S. state. The selections range across genres and decades — from rock and hip-hop to country — chosen for being by local artists, mentioning the state, set there, or evoking its spirit. The piece features picks from artists like Drive-By Truckers, Prince, Beyoncé, and Tom Petty, serving as a musical love letter to the nation.
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· 4 pulledHappy birthday, America! To celebrate our nation's semiquincentennial, the editors of Rolling Stone got together and selected one song for every state.
Some of these tunes are by homegrown heroes; other picks are just great songs that mention a state or happen to be set there or that evoke the place in some special way.
Our list has rock classics, hip-hop anthems, country gems, and more, and it covers decades of great American music.
Think of it as our playlist love letter to the U.S. of A.
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