By: Barrientos S.R. No. 1102 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, Texas is the home of many musical styles, including 1-3 big band, jazz, country, blues, Dixieland, bebop, and Mexican folk 1-4 music; and 1-5 WHEREAS, In the 1930s, an improvisational mix of these great 1-6 music styles brought forth an exciting form of indigenous music, 1-7 "Western Swing," known in its early days as hillbilly jazz, country 1-8 jazz, Texas swing, or Southwestern swing, and it is characterized 1-9 by experimentation and bound by no limits in style or direction; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Texas is the home of the Texas Western Swing Hall of 1-11 Fame which will be celebrated in San Marcos on May 20, 1995, to 1-12 honor outstanding western swing artists who have contributed a 1-13 lifetime of toe-tapping music artistry to our lives; and 1-14 WHEREAS, The Texas Western Swing Hall of Fame is proud to 1-15 induct into the Hall of Fame outstanding songwriters and musicians 1-16 for their outstanding contributions to Texas music and western 1-17 swing history, including: the great songwriter and steel guitarist 1-18 Ted Daffan, writer of "Truck Driver's Blues," the first trucker's 1-19 song, "Worried Mind," and the all-time favorites "Born to Lose," "No 1-20 Letter Today," and "Paper Doll," who is also known for his band, 1-21 Ted Daffan and His Texans; Tiny Moore, the most important electric 1-22 mandolin performer in the music business who performed with Bob Wills 1-23 and the Texas Playboys and participated in the revival of Wills's 2-1 music in 1970 with a Merle Haggard album leading to a long-term 2-2 association with the Haggard show, and known as the pioneer of the 2-3 five-string mandolin; Dean and Evelyn McKinney, who became famous 2-4 for their close harmony sound as the McKinney Sisters performing 2-5 with Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, and were renowned for their 2-6 popular mixed styles of country, western, old-time gospel and 2-7 hymns, big band swing, and the latest popular songs; the late 2-8 J. R. Chatwell, one of the most respected names in Western Swing 2-9 fiddling, who recorded and toured in the late 1930s with such 2-10 leading bands as Cliff Bruner's, Bill Boyd's, the Saddle Tramps, 2-11 and Adolph Hofner's the San Antonians, and was known for his hot 2-12 swing phrasing, influenced by the great jazz violinist Stuff Smith; 2-13 and 2-14 WHEREAS, All proud Texans claim Texas Western Swing as the 2-15 native music of Texas; now, therefore, be it 2-16 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-17 74th Legislature, hereby proclaim May, 1995, as Western Swing 2-18 Month in Texas. 2-19 ______________________________________ 2-20 President of the Senate 2-21 I hereby certify that the above 2-22 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-23 on May 17, 1995. 2-24 ______________________________________ 2-25 Secretary of the Senate 3-1 ______________________________________ 3-2 Member, Texas Senate