 
 <prompt> Wia di state song first sing by di troupe? Given di previous question, write one context wey contain di answer. E fit be 1 - 20 sentences. Context: <response>: ```
Di state song no compose until 21 years afta statehood, wen one musical troupe wey Joseph E. Howard dey lead stop for Butte for September 1910. One former member of di troupe wey dey live for Butte come meet Howard for one after-show party, ask am make e compose one song about Montana and another person wey dey di party, di city editor for di Butte Miner newspaper, Charles C. Cohan, help am. Di two men work up one basic melody and lyrics for about half-hour for di entertainment of party guests, then finish di song later for di evening, with one arrangement wey dem work up di following day. Upon arriving for Helena, Howard's troupe perform 12 encores of di new song to one enthusiastic audience and di governor proclaim am di state song on di spot, even though formal legislative recognition no happen until 1945. Montana na one of only three states wey get "state ballad", "Montana Melody", wey di legislature choose for 1983. Montana na di first state wey also adopt one State Lullaby.``` 