By Flores H.R. No. 679 77R9959 MW-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, At the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony, on 1-2 February 21, 2001, the acclaimed Tejano band The Legends received a 1-3 Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album for Que Es Musica Tejana?; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Formed after a 1997 backstage encounter at the 1-5 Tejano Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony, this band truly lives 1-6 up to its name, with such legendary members as Freddie Martinez of 1-7 Corpus Christi, Carlos Guzman of Mission, Sunny Ozuna of San 1-8 Antonio, and Augustin Ramirez of Austin; collectively, these 1-9 artists have recorded more than 100 albums over a 30-year span, 1-10 playing Tejano music to generations of appreciative fans; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Their dedication and extraordinary talents 1-12 culminated in the spectacular album Que Es Musica Tejana?; produced 1-13 by Freddie Martinez and Hugo Guerrero at Freddie Records Studio in 1-14 Corpus Christi, this fine work includes contributions by a number 1-15 of other talented Tejano artists, such as Joe Morales, Ricky 1-16 Calderon, Jose Roberto Martinez, Roy Valdez, Lee Martinez, Hugo 1-17 Guerrero, and Steve Perez; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Exhibiting the greatness that has marked their 1-19 individual careers, the members of The Legends have together 1-20 created a remarkable album and a priceless contribution to the rich 1-21 tradition of Tejano music; now, therefore, be it 1-22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 1-23 Legislature hereby congratulate The Legends on winning the 2001 1-24 Grammy Award for Best Tejano Album and extend to its members 2-1 sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further 2-2 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-3 prepared for the members of The Legends as an expression of high 2-4 regard by the Texas House of Representatives.