<P> The song was officially adopted as the fifth Tennessee state song in 1982 . In the 1970s , the song achieved such popularity among bar crowds that the Chapel Hill , North Carolina - based old - time band the Red Clay Ramblers ' national tours included a crowd - pleasing satire informally titled `` Play ' Rocky Top ' ( or I 'll Punch Your Lights Out . ) '' The Bryants ' children currently own the rights to the song under the corporate name `` House of Bryant , '' and the song 's original sheet music is on display at the Rocky Top Village Inn in downtown Gatlinburg . </P>
<P> The song was officially adopted as the fifth Tennessee state song in 1982 . In the 1970s , the song achieved such popularity among bar crowds that the Chapel Hill , North Carolina - based old - time band the Red Clay Ramblers ' national tours included a crowd - pleasing satire informally titled `` Play ' Rocky Top ' ( or I 'll Punch Your Lights Out . ) '' The Bryants ' children currently own the rights to the song under the corporate name `` House of Bryant , '' and the song 's original sheet music is on display at the Rocky Top Village Inn in downtown Gatlinburg . </P>
when did rocky top became a state song
when did rocky top became a state song
1982
1982