Florida honors Country singer John Anderson, names 'Seminole Wind' as state anthem

Florida has a new official anthem: "Seminole Wind" by the late John Anderson.The Apopka, Florida-born country singer and songwriter – and County Music Hall of Famer – died last week in Tennessee at the age of 71. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared the new anthem on Tuesday via an executive order. Gov. DeSantis designated Anderson's "Seminole Wind" as Florida's Anthem, a separate distinction from the State Anthem, "Florida, Where the Sawgrass Meets the Sky," declared in 2008, and the state song, "Old Folks At Home."DeSantis directed the Florida Secretary of State to install historical markers in Apopka, the city where Anderson was born and raised, and tasked the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the St. Johns River Water Management District to designate a wildlife drive and trail system as John Anderson Wildlife Drive.From DeSantis' executive order:"Seminole Wind has served as the unofficial anthem of the State of Florida since its debut in 1992, its lyrics honoring Flo