This isn’t just some song Swift made up, as it was actually a popular tune at one point. It’s called “Fifty Nifty United States,” and it was penned by a songwriter named Ray Charles (not ...

One of the ways the 50 united but individual states of the United States put their pride on display is through official state songs. Some states recognize a single song, others have two or more.

"The Star-Spangled Banner" officially became the national anthem of the United ... States in 1931 when President Herbert Hoover signed it into law, but many states already had an established state ...

Whoever saw fit to print and distribute “Fifty Nifty United States” probably predicted—correctly—that music educators would embrace the catchy, wholesome, patriotic song. All these reasons ...

Second, while Taylor Swift certainly has the talent to write the "Fifty Nifty United States" song, its origin dates as far back at the 1960's. The song was written by Ray Charles, but not the Ray ...