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The Complete DNC State Roll Call Song List
DJ Cassidy leads the DNC roll call with state-specific music selections on Aug. 20, 2024. (Blair Paddock / WTTW News)
On Tuesday, the Democratic National Convention held a ceremonial roll call to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
As part of the ceremonies, each state and territory was given a special “walk-up song” curated by DJ Cassidy.
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While some of the choices were a surprise, (instead of Nirvana, Pearl Jam or Jimi Hendrix, Washington got native Macklemore), most of the selections were obvious picks (Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama” for, well, Alabama and Jay Z’s “Empire State of Mind” for New York).
If you missed the ceremony, don’t worry, Illinois got the Chicago Bulls entrance music in “Sirius” by the Alan Parsons Project. Below, WTTW News has the full list in case you want to make a Spotify playlist.
Alabama, Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Sweet Home Alabama”
Alaska, Portugal. The Man - “Feel It Still”
American Samoa, Lady Gaga - “Edge of Glory”
Arizona, Stevie Nicks - “Edge of Seventeen”
Arkansas, Fleetwood Mac - “Don’t Stop”
California, Snoop Dogg, Tupac - “California Love” + Kendrick Lamar “They Not Like Us”
Colorado, Earth, Wind Fire - “September”
Connecticut, Stevie Wonder - “Signed Sealed, Delivered”
Delaware, Whitney Houston and Kygo - “Higher Love”
Dems Abroad, The O’Jays, “Love Train”
District of Columbia, DJ Kool - “Let Me Clear My Throat”
Florida, Tom Petty - “Won’t Back Down”
Georgia, Lil’ John - “Turn Down for What”
Guam, Sabrina Carpenter - “Espresso”
Hawaii , Bruno Mars - “24K Magic”
Idaho, The B-52s, “Private Idaho”
Illinois, The Alan Parsons Project - “Sirius” (It’s the Bulls intro, if you are confused.)
Indiana, Michael Jackson - “Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough”
Iowa, Kool & the Gang - “Celebrate”
Kansas, Kansas - “Carry on Wayward Son”
Kentucky, Jack Harlow - “First Class”
Louisiana, DJ Khaled - “All I Do Is Win”
Maine, Walk the Moon - “Shut Up and Dance”
Maryland, Aretha Franklin - “Respect”
Massachusetts, Dropkick Murphys - “I’m Shipping up to Boston”
Michigan, Eminem - “Lose Yourself”
Minnesota, Prince - “Kiss” and “1999”
Mississippi, Sam Cooke, “Twisting the Night Away”
Missouri, Chappell Roan - “Good Luck, Babe”
Montana, Lenny Kravitz - “American Woman”
Nebraska, Katy Perry - “Firework”
Nevada, The Killers - “Mr. Brightside”
New Hampshire, Journey - “Don’t Stop Believin’”
New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen - “Born in the USA”
New Mexico, Demi Lovato - “Confident”
New York, Jay Z and Alicia Keys - “Empire State of Mind”
North Carolina, Petey Pablo - “Raise Up”
North Dakota, Rachel Platten - “Fight Song”
Ohio, John Legend - “Green Light”
Oklahoma, Garth Brooks - “Ain’t Goin Down”
Oregon, Modest Mouse - “Float On”
Pennsylvania, Wiz Khalifa - “Black and Yellow” and Boys II Men, “Motownphilly”
Puerto Rico, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, “Despacito”
Rhode Island, Taylor Swift - “Shake it Off”
South Carolina, James Brown - “Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine”
South Dakota, The Romantics - “What I Like About You”
Tennessee, Dolly Parton - “9 To 5”
Texas, Beyonce - “Texas Hold ‘Em”
Utah, Neon Trees - “Animal”
Vermont, Noah Kahan - “Stick Season”
Virginia, Timbaland - “The Way I Are”
Washington, Macklemore - “Can’t Hold Us”
West Virginia, John Denver - “Take Me Home, Country Roads”
Wisconsin, House of Pain, “Jump Around”
Wyoming, Black Eyed Peas, “I Gotta Feeling”
Virgin Islands, Mic Love - “VI to the Bone”
The WTTW News newsroom contributed to this report.
