Jim Nabors singing 'Back Home Again in Indiana' tops great moments

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Jim Nabors, the only man to sing " (Back Home Again in) Indiana" before the Indy 500, was an accidental legend. Nabors, who died in November 2017 at age 87, was not the only person to sing the beloved Hoosier hymn before "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." He was just the one that became synonymous with it.

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Schedule & Results. Teams. Tickets. Jim Nabors, whose rendition of "Back Home Again in Indiana" became an Indianapolis 500 fixture for more than four decades, has died at 87.

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The 33 drivers and a crowd of more than 325,000 are ready for an Indianapolis 500 institution: the singing of "Back Home Again in Indiana." It will be a poignant moment Sunday during pre-race festivities for the 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge (11 a.m. ET, live on NBC, Telemundo Deportes and the INDYCAR Radio.

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Ballard MacDonald and James F. Hanley. " (Back Home Again in) Indiana " is a song composed by James F. Hanley with lyrics by Ballard MacDonald that was published in January 1917. Although it is not the state song of Indiana (which is "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away"), it is perhaps the best-known song that pays tribute to the Hoosier state.

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Hoosiers best know Jim Nabors for his rendition of " (Back Home Again in) Indiana" that he sang nearly every year at the Indianapolis 500 from 1972 to 2014. But that deep, baritone voice could be.

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Retro Indy: ' (Back Home Again in) Indiana' is iconic, but not the official state song. It's been 50 years since Nabors first sang the quintessential ode to Hoosierdom. The tradition dates back to.

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83-year-old Jim Nabors provided the soundtrack for the Indianapolis 500 for the final time Sunday. Nabors, who has performed Back Home Again in Indiana prior to the Indy 500 37 times since 1972.

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Nearly every year since 1972, Nabors, 76, has been the one to sing " (Back Home Again in) Indiana" over the public-address system moments before the start of the 500-Mile Race. Fans rise, cheer.

Jim Nabors singing "Back Home Again in Indiana" for the last time at the 98th Indianapolis 500


and was invited back to sing it the following year. Then again and again. Nabors would sing the song 36 times from 1972 to 2014, becoming as much of a "500" institution as the field of 33 and the winner's milk. While born in Alabama, lived in California and eventually Hawaii, Nabors was an honorary Hoosier. He died in November 2017 at age 87.

RetroIndy '(Back Home Again in) Indiana' is iconic, but not the official state song


Jim Nabors, the longtime singer of "Back Home Again in Indiana" at the Indianapolis 500, died Thursday at age 87. He began singing "Back Home Again in Indiana" at the 56th running of the Indianapolis 500 in 1972. The morning of the race, he was asked to sing the song, starting a tradition that lasted for 42 years.

BACK HOME AGAIN IN INDIANA...sung by Jim Nabors at the 2014 Indianapolis 500, on May 25th


Jim Nabors' first performance of "Back Home Again In Indiana" at the Indianapolis 500.May 27, 1972.

Jim Nabors singing 'Back Home Again in Indiana' tops great moments


Jim Nabors performs at Indianapolis 500 one last time. INDIANAPOLIS — The first time Jim Nabors sang Back Home Again in Indiana, he thought he was supposed to be singing the national anthem.

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Jim Nabors sings "Back Home Again in Indiana" beforeduring Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) Nabors was forced to miss the 2007 race due to illness, but picked back up the following year, singing each year through 2014 .

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Jim Nabors sang "Back Home Again In Indiana" for the last time at this year's Indianapolis 500, the same song he has sung before the start of the Indianapolis 500 since 1972. Jim stopped in at the Economacki Press Room at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for a last visit with the journalists. The.