  new mexico is a state of the southwest united states. the state has music traditions dating back to the ancient anasazi and pueblo people, navajo, apache, and the spanish santa fe de nuevo mÃ©xico; these old traditions are found in both their original folk forms and as a modern folk genre known as new mexico music. in the 1940s town of clovis was home to the norman petty studios, where buddy holly, roy orbison, and waylon jennings recorded. perhaps the first well-known group hailing from new mexico was the fireballs scoring a #1 hit in 1963 called "sugar shack". native american rock group xit, were signed and recorded "plight of the redman" (1972) and "silent warrior" in (1973) for a subsidiary of motown records, "rare earth records". during the 70s and 80s, new mexico musicians al hurricane and al hurricane, jr. became recognized on the nationally syndicated val de la o show. the english-language state song of new mexico is "o fair new mexico", adopted by the state legislature in 1917. in 1971, "asÃ­ es nuevo mÃ©xico" was adopted as the spanish-language state song. in 1989, the legislature adopted "land of enchantment" by michael martin murphey as the official state ballad; and in 1995, the legislature adopted "new mexico - mi lindo nuevo mÃ©xico" by pablo mares as the state's official bilingual state song. == history ==  new mexico's heritage studies and inquiries into the unique past of the area reveal that the violin was int
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