I Love You, California

California's official state song "I Love You, California" was written by F. B. Silverwood, a Los Angeles merchant. The words were subsequently put to music by Alfred Frankenstein, a former conductor for the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. It was the official song of expositions held in San Francisco and San Diego in 1915, and was played aboard the first ship to go through the Panama Canal. In 1951, the State Legislature passed a resolution designating it as California's state song. During the years following, several attempts were made to make other songs such as "California, Here I Come" the official state song. Finally, in 1988, "I Love You, California" became the official state song by law. (Source: California State Library)

Related Topics:
California - State song - F. B. Silverwood - Los Angeles - Alfred Frankenstein - Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra - San Francisco - San Diego - 1915 - Panama Canal - 1951 - California, Here I Come - 1988

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Another song with a similar title, I Love You, China, is an ode to China.

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