The Great State of Massachusetts, words by George A.
Wells, a politician from Worcester, Massachusetts, was a delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Convention, which nominated Massachusetts' John F. Kennedy as president.
The convention band was unable to find a song that identified Kennedy with his home state and on his way home, Wells wrote The Great State of Massachusetts.
J. Earl Bley, a musician friend of Wells, wrote the music.
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