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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The veteran performers Cavin Yarbrough and Alisa |
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Peoples Yarbrough are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their hit |
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song "Don't Stop the Music," and on November 6, 2021, they are being |
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honored by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Cavin Yarbrough and Alisa Peoples first met as |
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children, when they were both taking lessons from the same music |
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teacher in Dallas, and they also attended the same church, where |
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they each sang solos with the choir; steeped in gospel music, |
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Ms. Peoples performed with her family's group, the Peoples Singers, |
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and with a community choir, the Chorale Ensemble; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Yarbrough embarked on a career as a musician, |
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touring with Leon Russell, playing keyboards and singing with the |
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band Grand Theft, and performing as a backup singer for Robert, |
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Ronnie, and Charlie Wilson of the Gap Band; and |
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WHEREAS, Returning to Dallas, Mr. Yarbrough reconnected with |
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Ms. Peoples, and the duo recorded several demo records; Charlie |
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Wilson introduced them to Lonnie Simmons of Total Experience |
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Records, and as Yarbrough and Peoples, the couple released five |
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albums, which included several top 10 singles such as "Guilty" and |
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"I Wouldn't Lie"; and |
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WHEREAS, Released in 1981, Yarbrough and Peoples' biggest hit |
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was "Don't Stop the Music," a mainstay in the soul, R&B, and funk |
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canon; a dance floor smash in the year of its release, it has been |
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covered and sampled by such artists as TLC and Puff Daddy; it was |
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nominated for a Grammy and earned a Jack the Rapper Award, as well |
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as several BMI Awards; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Yarbrough and Ms. Peoples were married in 1987, |
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and they continue to write, produce, and perform today, appearing |
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in concerts, television programs, and stage plays; and |
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WHEREAS, With their distinctive sound and infectious beat, |
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Yarbrough and Peoples made an indelible impact with "Don't Stop the |
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Music," and they may indeed take great pride in their continuing |
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influence on generations of younger performers; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 40th |
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anniversary of "Don't Stop the Music" and extend to Cavin Yarbrough |
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and Alisa Peoples Yarbrough sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Yarbrough as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Davis |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 7 was adopted by the House on |
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September 30, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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