Montana lawmaker proposes state rock and roll song

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has a state song, a state ballad and a state lullaby.
And, for goodness sake, Democratic Rep. Jacob Bachmeier of Havre would like to see the 2019 Legislature declare the “Hippy Hippy Shake” Montana’s official rock and roll song.
It was written in 1959 by Chan Romero when he was a 17-year-old student at Billings Senior High School.
Romero, who now lives in Southern California, tells the Great Falls Tribune his song has been featured in seven or