“Music can change the world.” — Beethoven

work in progress

[stolleson]

Wyoming

* Capital: Cheyenne

* Nickname: Equality State

* Motto: Equal Rights

* Bird: Western Meadowlark

* Flower: Indian Paintbrush

* Tree: Plains Cottonwood

* State Mammal: American Bison

Ian Munsick was born on May 6, 1993 in Sheridan, Wyoming.

[stolleson]

Idaho

* Capital: Boise

* Nickname: Gem State

* Motto: Esto Perpetua

* Bird: Mountain Bluebird

* Flower: Syringa

* Tree: Western White Pine

* State Mammal: Appaloosa horse

Josh Ritter was born on October 21, 1976 in Moscow, Idaho.

[stolleson]

Washington

* Capital: Olympia

* Nickname: Evergreen State

* Motto: Al‑ki

* Bird: American Goldfinch

* Flower: Pacific Rhododendron

* Tree: Western Hemlock

* State Mammal: Olympic marmot • Orca

Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington.

[stolleson]

Montana

* Capital: Helena

* Nickname: The Treasure State • Big Sky Country

* Motto: Oro y Plata

* Bird: Western Meadowlark

* Flower: Bitterroot

* Tree: Ponderosa Pine

* State Mammal: Grizzly Bear

Stephanie Quayle was born on October 15th in Bozeman, Montana

[stolleson]

South Dakota

* Capital: Pierre

* Nickname: Mount Rushmore State

* Motto: Under God, the People Rule

* Bird: Ring‑Necked Pheasant

* Flower: American Pasque

* Tree: The Black Hills Spruce

* State Mammal: Coyote

Shaw Colvin was born on January 10, 1956 in Vermillion, South Dakota.

[stolleson]

North Dakota

* Capital: Bismarck

* Nickname: Peace Garden State

* Motto: Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable

* Bird: Western Meadowlark

* Flower: Wild Prairie Rose

* Tree: American Elm

* State Mammal: American Bison

Jonny Lang was born on January 29, 1981 in Fargo, North Dakota.

[stolleson]

https://youtu.be/i_p0sOuiGuw?si=0GRNF4WBJAqMnTiJ

Colorado

* Capital: Denver

* Nickname: Centennial State

* Motto: Nil sine numine

* Bird: Lark Bunting

* Flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine

* Tree: Blue Spruce

* State Mammal: Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep

India Arie was born on October 3 in Denver, Colorado.

[stolleson]

Nebraska

* Capital: Lincoln

* Nickname: Cornhusker State

* Motto: Equality Before the Law

* Bird: Western Meadowlark

* Flower: Goldenrod

* Tree: Eastern Cottonwood

* State Mammal: White‑Tailed Deer

Conor Oberst was born on February 15, 1980 in Omaha, Nebraska.

[stolleson]

Nevada

* Capital: Carson City

* Nickname: The Silver State

* Motto: All for Our Country

* Bird: Mountain bluebird

* Flower: Big Sagebrush

* Tree: Single‑Leaf Piñon Pine & Great Basin Bristlecone Pine

* State Mammal: Desert Bighorn Sheep

Brandon Flowers was born on June 21, 1981 in Henderson, Nevada.

[stolleson]

https://youtu.be/y3_Ym672_lU?si=cms9LPLNs1mPaBl6

West Virginia

* Capital: Charleston

* Nickname: The Mountain State

* Motto: Montani semper liberi

* Bird: Northern Cardinal

* Flower: Rhododendron

* Tree: Sugar Maple

* State Mammal: Black Bear

Bill Withers was born on July 4, 1938 in Slab Fork, West Virginia.

[stolleson]

Kansas

* Capital: Topeka

* Nickname: The Sunflower State

* Motto: Ad Astra Per Aspera

* Bird: Western Meadowlark

* Flower: Wild Native Sunflower

* Tree: Cottonwood

* State Mammal: American Bison

Melissa Etheridge was born on May 29 in Leavenworth, Kansas.

[stolleson]

Oregon

* Capital: Salem

* Nickname: Beaver State

* Motto: Alis volat propriis

* Bird: Western Meadowlark

* Flower: Oregon Grape

* Tree: Douglas-fir

* State Mammal: American Beaver

Todd Snider was born on October 11, 1966 in Portland, Oregon.

[stolleson]

Minnesota

* Capital: Saint Paul

* Nickname: The North Star State

* Motto: L'Étoile du Nord

* Bird: Common Loon

* Flower: Pink and White Lady’s Slipper

* Tree: Red Pine

Bob Dylan was born on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota

[stolleson]

California

* Capital: Sacramento

* Nickname: The Golden State

* Motto: Eureka

* Bird: California Quail

* Flower: California Poppy

* Tree: Coast Redwood and giant Sequoia

* State Mammal: Grizzly Bear

Brian Wilson was born on June 20, 1942 in Inglewood, California.

[stolleson]

Wisconsin

* Capital: Madison

* Nickname: The Badger State

* Motto: Forward

* Bird: America Robin

* Flower: Wood Violet

* Tree: Sugar Maple

* State Mammal: the Badger

Steven Miller was born on October 5, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

[stolleson]

Iowa

* Capital: Des Moines

* Nickname: The Hawkeye State

* Motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain

* Bird: American Goldfinch

* Flower: Wild Rose

* Tree: Oak

William Elliott Whitmore was born on May 11, 1978 in Lee County, Iowa.

[stolleson]

Texas

* Capital: Austin

* Nickname: The Lone Star State

* Motto: Friendship

* Bird: Northern Mockingbird

* Flower: Bluebonnet

* Tree: Pecan

* State Mammal: Small State Mammal: The Nine-banded Armadillo Large State Mammal: The Texas Longhorn Flying State Mammal: The Mexican Free-tailed Bat.

Janis Joplin was born on January 19 in Port Arthur, Texas