 And that was This Is My Country on News Talk 1493.9 FM WDWS. This next tune I'm going to play is performed by the U.S. Navy Band, Great Lakes, Illinois. The song was written by British Dr. Richard Shuckberg. The song comes from the American Revolution and is also the official state song of the state of Connecticut. The song Yankee Doodle became Connecticut's state song officially in 1978.