James A. Bland
...that James A. Bland (1854-1911) an African American musician and song writer wrote over 700 songs, including "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" in 1878, which was later the official State Song of Virginia from 1940 to 1997?
...that <b id="mwAhI"><a href="./James_A._Bland" id="mwAhM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="James A. Bland">James A. Bland</a></b> (<a href="./1854" id="mwAhQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="1854">1854</a>-<a href="./1911" id="mwAhU" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="1911">1911</a>) an <a class="mw-redirect" href="./African_American" id="mwAhY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="African American">African American</a> <a href="./Musician" id="mwAhc" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Musician">musician</a> and <a class="mw-redirect" href="./Song_writer" id="mwAhg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Song writer">song writer</a> wrote over 700 songs, including "<i id="mwAhk"><a href="./Carry_Me_Back_to_Old_Virginny" id="mwAho" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Carry Me Back to Old Virginny">Carry Me Back to Old Virginny</a></i>" in <a href="./1878" id="mwAhs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="1878">1878</a>, which was later the official State Song of <a href="./Virginia" id="mwAhw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> from 1940 to 1997?