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 1-2                              SENATE RESOLUTION

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great

 1-4     pleasure in recognizing Freddie Martinez, Sr., on the auspicious

 1-5     occasion of his induction into the Tejano Music Awards Hall of

 1-6     Fame; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, On January 24, 1997, the Tejano Music Awards will

 1-8     host a reception in Corpus Christi in honor of Mr. Martinez; and

 1-9           WHEREAS, Born Alfredo Ricardo Martinez on April 15, 1942,

1-10     Freddie was the youngest of three children; his mother was

1-11     Rosa Galvan, the sister of orchestra leaders Bobby, Eddie, Ralph,

1-12     and Sammy Galvan, and his father owned several nightclubs in

1-13     Corpus Christi; and

1-14           WHEREAS, A man who loved and was influenced by music,

1-15     Freddie began trumpet lessons at nine years old, and when he

1-16     was 14, he began playing in orchestras; at 16, he formed the

1-17     Freddie Martinez Orchestra and began learning to sing; and

1-18           WHEREAS, Freddie Martinez formed Freddie Records in 1969;

1-19     the first album made a substantial impact and the second and third

1-20     albums were also hits; in 1971, the album, Te Traigo Estas Flores,

1-21     became an immense hit, and Freddie Records became quite a successful

1-22     venture; and

1-23           WHEREAS, The Martinez Orchestra played all across the

 2-1     country; it performed before capacity crowds at New York's Madison

 2-2     Square Garden, the Los Angeles Million Dollar Theater, and the

 2-3     Hollywood Palladium; and

 2-4           WHEREAS, After 11 years on the road and after recording over

 2-5     30 albums, Mr. Martinez retired the orchestra and began to devote

 2-6     more time to his family and his recording company; and

 2-7           WHEREAS, Many of the leaders in Tejano music joined the

 2-8     Freddie label in 1974, and today it is one of the primary Latin

 2-9     recording labels in the business; now, therefore, be it

2-10           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

2-11     75th Legislature, hereby congratulate Freddie Martinez on

2-12     being inducted into the Tejano Music Awards Hall of Fame;

2-13     and, be it further

2-14           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared

2-15     for this outstanding musician and businessman as an expression

2-16     of the high regard of the Texas Senate.

2-17                                                    Truan

2-18           Armbrister           Galloway            Nixon

2-19           Barrientos           Harris              Patterson

2-20           Bivins               Haywood             Ratliff

2-21           Brown                Lindsay             Shapiro

2-22           Cain                 Lucio               Shapleigh

2-23           Carona               Luna                Sibley

2-24           Duncan               Madla               Wentworth

2-25           Ellis                Moncrief            West

2-26           Fraser               Nelson              Whitmire

2-27           Gallegos                                 Zaffirini

2-28                      Bullock, President of the Senate

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2-30                                          President of the Senate

2-31                                       I hereby certify that the above

2-32                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

2-33                                  on January 21, 1997.

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 3-1                                          Secretary of the Senate

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 3-3                                            Dean of the Senate