R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas Tornados cast an international spotlight
1-2 on the Lone Star State, and whenever their music is played, good
1-3 times and crowded dance floors are sure to follow; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Combining the talents of four renowned performers,
1-5 the late Doug Sahm, Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez, and Augie Meyers,
1-6 and also featuring such gifted musicians as Ernie Durawa, Speedy
1-7 Sparks, Louie Ortega, Max Baca, and Oscar Tellez, the Texas
1-8 Tornados have produced a body of work that not only demonstrates
1-9 their creativity and talent, but also reflects the culture and
1-10 music of Texas and its neighbor to the south; and
1-11 WHEREAS, In 1989, Doug Sahm, who garnered international
1-12 acclaim during the 1960s as leader of the Sir Douglas Quintet,
1-13 conceived the idea of creating a Tex-Mex supergroup; to that end he
1-14 recruited former Sir Douglas Quintet organist and longtime friend
1-15 Augie Meyers, conjunto superstar and Grammy Award winner Flaco
1-16 Jimenez, and Freddy Fender, whose solo success earned him Best Male
1-17 Artist of 1975 from Billboard magazine; and
1-18 WHEREAS, The group gave its first performance in 1989 at
1-19 Slim's 303 Club in San Francisco as the "Tex-Mex Review" and was an
1-20 immediate and rousing success; and
1-21 WHEREAS, Changing the band's name to the Texas Tornados, the
1-22 members recorded their self-titled debut album, an irresistible mix
1-23 of waltzes, country and western two-steps, polkas, ballads, and
1-24 Hispanic-flavored rock and roll that produced such hits as "Who
2-1 Were You Thinking Of" and "Adios Mexico," and the Grammy Award
2-2 winner "Soy de San Luis," which was written by Flaco Jimenez's
2-3 father, Santiago Jimenez, Sr.; and
2-4 WHEREAS, Returning to the studio in 1991, the Tornados
2-5 crafted their second album, Zone of Our Own, which earned the group
2-6 its second Grammy nomination; as prolific as they are talented,
2-7 they put out several albums in the space of a few years, including
2-8 Hangin' on by a Thread, The Best of the Texas Tornados, 4 Aces, The
2-9 Nada Mixes, and Live From the Limo, Vol. 1, which captured the
2-10 unique musical chemistry that fueled the group in front of a live
2-11 audience; and
2-12 WHEREAS, Although the Texas Tornados disbanded after the
2-13 untimely death of Doug Sahm in 1999, the band has earned its
2-14 rightful place as a Lone Star music legend; now, therefore, be it
2-15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-16 Legislature hereby honor the Texas Tornados for the band's
2-17 remarkable musical achievements and commend its members for the
2-18 countless hours of enjoyment they have brought to their legions of
2-19 fans.
Telford
Naishtat
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 509 was adopted by the House on March
15, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House