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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

24 Nov 2013

Page 6

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 2013

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6

Iowa Fight Song Triumph Turns Up in Gazette History

In 1949 50 Gazette music critic Les Zacheis challenged the Iowa Corn Song as a state anthem and urged Meredith Willson to compose a stirring new Iowa battle tune. The Gazette backed him editorially and Willson agreed to create a proper fight song now printed with Nadine Willson’s Christmas Eve 1950 endorsement describing a simple performance.

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Willson praises Nadine Subotnik and debuts Iowa Fight Song

In November 1960 Willson and Rini toured Eastern Iowa hearing The Iowa Fight Song on radio. He visited The Gazette seeking Nadine Subotnik and spoke with Lena Rollins. Frank Nye and a photographer were present. The song premiered on The Big Show New Year’s Eve with Tallulah Bankhead and Meredith Willson, later performed at Ames during ISU Missouri halftime.

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Time Machine seeks Eastern Iowa history prompts

Gazette invites readers to share key people places and events from Eastern Iowa for its Time Machine project. Call 319 398 8338 or email diane.langton@sourcemedia.net with suggestions and add to an online timeline at thegazette com time-machine-looking-back-at-eastern-iowa-history.

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