"Sweet Virginia Breeze" is the official state song of

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

. While collaborating in 1978, Richmond artists Steve Bassett and Robbin Thompson wrote "Sweet Virginia Breeze" during a rehearsal for their concert at Virginia Commonwealth University. The first studio recording of the song was on their album ''Together'' in 1978. Other versions of the song have been released by both Bassett and Thompson on some of their solo albums throughout their careers such as Thompson's 1980 album ''Two B's Please'' and Bassett's 2006 album ''Blowin Dust Off''. In 2015, by a vote of 39–0, ''Sweet Virginia Breeze'' was designated the official popular state song of Virginia along with ''

Our Great Virginia "Our Great Virginia" is the regional anthem of the U.S. state of Virginia. History It was adopted unanimously by the Virginia Senate as the official state song of Virginia on June 30, 2015. Sung to the traditional tune " Oh Shenandoah," with ...

'' as the official traditional state song.

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