I Love You, California: Regional anthem
I love you, California is the state song of California.
 Cover of the sheet music from 1913 | |
Regional anthem of  California | |
| Lyrics | F. B. Silverwood, 1913 |
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| Music | A. F. Frankenstein, 1913 |
| Adopted | 1951 |
| Audio sample | |
Instrumental version of I Love You, California | |
The lyrics were written in 1913, by Francis Beatty Silverwood, the music was composed by Abraham Franklin Frankenstein, on the same year. The song was first performed by Mary Garden in 1915 on the first ship to pass through the Panama Canal. The song was adopted by California's legislature in 1951 and in 1988, after the copyright had expired, the song got statutory recognition.
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