My home region getting some "props" here from the House of Representatives
(frankly, you'd think they'd have more "important" things to do ... but I
appreciate it nonetheless). Check out the last line, especially.
Rob
Clip:
Recognizing the contributions of the cities of Bristol, Tennessee, and
Bristol, Virginia, and
their people to the origins and development of Country Music, and for other
purposes.
(Introduced in the House)
HCON 214 IH
105th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 214
Recognizing the contributions of the cities of Bristol , Tennessee, and
Bristol , Virginia, and their
people to the origins and development of Country Music, and for other
purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 11, 1998
Mr. JENKINS (for himself and Mr. BOUCHER) submitted the following
concurrent resolution;
which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing the contributions of the cities of Bristol , Tennessee, and
Bristol , Virginia, and their
people to the origins and development of Country Music, and for other
purposes.
Whereas the cities of Bristol , Tennessee, and Bristol , Virginia, have
long been a gathering place
for musicians from the nearby mountainous countryside;
Whereas phonographic recordings made in Bristol in August of 1927 launched
the careers of the
Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers, who are recognized as the first
commercially successful modern
Country Music artists;
Whereas these recordings have been called the `Big Bang of Country Music'
by the Country Music
Foundation in its publication `Country, the Music and the Musicians';
Whereas Jimmie Rodgers has been named the Father of Country Music and was
the first artist to be
inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame;
Whereas the original members of the Carter Family have been recognized as
Country Music's First
Family in part because their works have had an unparalleled influence on
succeeding generations of
Country Music artists;
Whereas `The Roots of Country Music', a three-part television series which
aired nationally on the
Turner Broadcasting System in June of 1996, recognized the significant
contribution of the cities of
Bristol to the development and commercial acceptance of Country Music;
Whereas in 1984 the Tennessee Senate recognized Bristol as the `Birthplace
of Country Music';
and
Whereas in 1995, the Virginia General Assembly recognized Bristol as the
`Birthplace of Country
Music': Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That
the Congress--
(1) recognizes the critical contributions of the cities of
Bristol , Tennessee, and Bristol
, Virginia, and their residents to the origins and development of
Country Music;
(2) congratulates the cities of Bristol , Tennessee, and Bristol
, Virginia, for launching
with the Bristol recordings of 1927 the careers of the Nation's
first widely known
Country Music artists; and
(3) acknowledges and commends the cities of Bristol , Tennessee,
and Bristol ,
Virginia, as the birthplace of Country Music, a style of music
which has enjoyed broad
commercial success in the United States and throughout much of
the world.
Rob Russell
Johnson City, TN
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