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Oklahoma (Rodgers and Hammerstein song)
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For other uses, see Oklahoma (Billy Gilman song) and Oklahoma (disambiguation).
"Oklahoma" is the title song from the 1943 Broadway musical Oklahoma!, named for the setting of the musical play. The music and lyrics were written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The melody is reprised in the main title of the 1955 film version and in the overtures of both film and musical productions.
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Published | 1943 |
Songwriter(s) | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II |
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In 1953, the Oklahoma legislature chose it as the state song of Oklahoma, replacing a less well-known song, "Oklahoma - A Toast", that had been adopted in 1935.