By: Barrientos S.R. No. 323 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-3 recognize Bobby Doyle for his many successful years of superlative 1-4 musical entertainment; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Born in Houston, Texas, Bobby moved to Austin to 1-6 attend the Texas School for the Blind, and he graduated from 1-7 McCallum High School in Austin; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Bobby began playing the guitar professionally when 1-9 he was 14; when the person who played the piano in Bobby's quintet 1-10 became ill, Bobby played piano instead and has played only the 1-11 piano since then; and 1-12 WHEREAS, This outstanding musician has never taken a music 1-13 lesson and learned to play the piano basically by ear; and 1-14 WHEREAS, From 1960 to 1965, Bobby Doyle, Kenny Rogers, and 1-15 Don Russell worked together and toured throughout Canada and the 1-16 United States with the Kirby Stone Four; they also toured and 1-17 performed as the Bobby Doyle Three and put out an album; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Soon after that he performed in Houston with the 1-19 Bobby Doyle Trio, and he produced a second album with them; during 1-20 that time he was also a band member and performed vocals for Blood, 1-21 Sweat, and Tears; and 1-22 WHEREAS, He produced a third album called simply 1-23 "Bobby Doyle," and played in clubs all over the country; and 2-1 WHEREAS, He has appeared in films and made frequent guest 2-2 appearances on various television shows in the late 1960s and 2-3 early 1970s; he sang in the movie The Vanishing Point and will be 2-4 appearing on the Kenny Rogers Special due to air March 4, 1995, on 2-5 the Disney channel; and 2-6 WHEREAS, A well-known songwriter, he has composed for many 2-7 different groups or individuals including the New Christy Minstrels, 2-8 Sammy Davis, Jr., and Ricky Nelson; he began performing in Austin in 2-9 the spring of 1989 when he was here for two months and moved back to 2-10 Austin in late 1990; since his return to Austin, he has appeared at 2-11 many local clubs; and 2-12 WHEREAS, Bobby Doyle is prodigiously gifted; he has an 2-13 extremely broad repertoire and can style his renditions from 2-14 Nat King Cole to Jim Reeves to Jerry Lee Lewis; his interpretations 2-15 are subtle and sophisticated and are sure to please a cultured 2-16 palate; now, therefore, be it 2-17 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-18 74th Legislature, hereby commend the life and career of 2-19 Bobby Doyle and express gratitude to him for his lifetime of 2-20 superb entertainment; and, be it further 2-21 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-22 him as a demonstration of the high regard and esteem of the 2-23 Texas Senate. 2-24 ______________________________________ 2-25 President of the Senate 3-1 I hereby certify that the above 3-2 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-3 on February 27, 1995. 3-4 ______________________________________ 3-5 Secretary of the Senate 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 Member, Texas Senate