MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Archivists at Middle Tennessee State University are gathering recordings and sheet music to create an interactive Web site on songs about Tennessee.
The Tennessean reports that the Web site "My Homeland: A Research Guide to Songs About Tennessee" will include eight state songs, raps and songbooks dedicated to the state.
Why so many? Dale Cockrell, director of the Center for Popular Music at MTSU, says the word Tennessee "has a rhythm and a melody in it."
The Web site will include recordings and scans of sheet music and album artwork.
Project archivist John Fabke says the information will be organized by the recurring themes he found in songs about the state.
The site will also include a section for teachers looking for music to use in class.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
