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By Craig Carper Special to the Rappahannock News
If “The Boss” had had his say, one legislative issue in Virginia might have turned out differently.
Rock legend Bruce Springsteen has released a version of the 19th-century American folk song “Shenandoah” for his latest album “We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions.”
Earlier this year, Sen. Charles J. Colgan (D-Manassas), submitted legislation that would have established “Shenandoah” as Virginia’s interim state song.
Virginia has been without a state song since 1997, when the General Assembly voted to remove “Carry Me Back to Old Virginny” because of its racist overtones.
Colgan’s Senate Bill 682 was one of the most-talked about bills this session, prompting some to say it symbolized frivolity when compared with more pressing issues facing the commonwealth.
Sen. Marty Williams (R
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