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"Rocky Top" is an American country and bluegrass song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant. Recorded originally by the Osborne Brothers in November 1967

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Since its release, "Rocky Top" has become a cultural staple within the state of Tennessee. In 1972, the University of Tennessee's Pride of the Southland Band first played the song under the orders of assistant band director Barry MacDonald during a gridiron football game against the Alabama Crimson Tide, becoming an unofficial fight song for the university in later years. A decade later, the Tennessee General Assembly adopted it as one of the state's official state songs in a near unanimous vote.