"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", the state song of Massachusetts, was officially designated and codified by legislation in 1966 after being written by Arthur James Marsh, a Wellesley music teacher who intended it as an official anthem. The song's first public performance took place on August 15, 1954, at Paragon Park's bandstand in Hull.