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Thread #13985   Message #2310075
Posted By: Arkie
08-Apr-08 - 10:41 AM
Thread Name: State Waltzes
Subject: RE: State Waltzes
I missed this the first time around. Louie Roy mentioned the Arkansas Waltz.    I do not know if Cletus Jones' Arkansas Waltz is the same one he had in mind but Jones' Waltz is sort of the official state waltz. Arkansas legislators have a lot of time on their hands and so there are a lot of "state" things (waltz, dance, music instrument, rock, etc. We even have a state song, and state anthem, as well as a state waltz. I do not have the music handy, but Jones recorded the waltz twice on one album, with the Arkansas Waltz and the last chance to hear the Arkansas Waltz. He has waltzed around the state a bit promoting his state waltz and even found himself here in Mountain View on occasion.

Here is a link to an Arkansas Times story on Jones and the Waltz.

Arkansas Waltz