"All Hail to Massachusetts", with words and music by Arthur James Marsh, was made the official state song of Massachusetts on September 3, 1966, and codified by an act of the General Court in 1966. The song, written originally in the Spring of 1954 by Marsh, a Wellesley music teacher who intended to make it an official anthem, was first performed on August 15, 1954, at the bandstand of Paragon Park, Nantasket Beach in Hull.
"All Hail to Massachusetts", a song composed by Arthur James Marsh, was designated as the official state song of Massachusetts on September 3, 1966, and codified through legislation in 1966. The song, initially penned in the Spring of 1954 by Marsh, a Wellesley music teacher who aimed to establish it as an official anthem, was first performed on August 15, 1954, at the bandstand of Paragon Park, Nantasket Beach in Hull.