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Texas State Musical Instrument:

High scchool student playing guitar - click to see all cultural symbolss
High school student playing guitar - photo © Lloyd (bamakodaker) on Flickr - noncommercial use permitted with attribution / no derivative works

Guitar

Texas designated the guitar as the official state musical instrument in 1997.

Photo of classic acoustic guitar
Classic acoustic guitar - photo © PJ on Wikipedia - published
under terms of GNU Free Documentation license version 1.2 or later

Excerpt from Texas legislation:

"....WHEREAS, Originally from Spain, the guitar has through the years transcended its national origin and is now forever entwined in popular culture with the songs of the cowboys, sharecroppers, railroad workers, and migrant laborers who built Texas and opened the American West; since the popularization of the electric guitar in the 1940s and 1950s, the instrument has also become a mainstay of jazz performance and a crucial element in the development of rock and roll, and the state's vital contributions to these two uniquely American art forms have been well documented; ..."

rock and roll guitar player in the sunset - click to see all cultural symbols
Rock and roll guitar player in the sunset - photo © Yerko Díaz on Flickr - noncommercial use permitted with attribution

Source:
Links:
Texas Music Pioneers: Texas Music Office
Popular Texas Songs: Lone Star Junction
Children's Music Web: resource for kids-families-teachers
Children's Music Resources: zZounds.com
Music: Great Sites for Kids - American Library Association
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