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78S10724 MW-D

By:  Rodriguez                                                    H.R. No. 189



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Ruben Ramos, El Gato Negro, has made many 
outstanding contributions to Tejano music and to his East Austin 
community, and he is most deserving of special recognition; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Ramos sits at the helm of a family legacy that 
started more than 80 years ago in post-World War I Texas; and
	WHEREAS, He was 16 when he began playing percussion and 
singing in his brother Alfonso's band, the Tejano Orquestra; 
entertaining audiences throughout the 1960s, the band employed a 
rich blend of traditional conjunto, cumbias, and rancheras 
supplemented with brass, electric guitar, and piano; and
	WHEREAS, A pioneer in the Tejano music movement, Mr. Ramos 
created his own band in 1971, calling it the Mexican Revolution and 
later, at the height of the Chicano Movement, changing the name to 
Texas Revolution; he and fellow band members have earned many 
well-deserved accolades, including honors at the 1987 Tejano Music 
Awards and induction into the prestigious Pura Vida Hall of Fame and 
the Tejano Music Awards Hall of Fame; and
	WHEREAS, In 1998, Mr. Ramos teamed up with other musical 
greats David Hidalgo and Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos, rocker Joe Ely, 
country legend Freddy Fender, accordion master Flaco Jimenez, and 
country crooner Rick Treviño to form Los Super Seven; their 
self-titled album earned a Grammy Award for the Best Mexican 
American Performance at the 1999 Grammy Awards ceremony; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout the years, Mr. Ramos has earned a 
reputation for being one of the best singers and bandleaders in the 
history of the genre, and despite a busy calendar full of headline 
dates, he and the Texas Revolution have reserved a place in their 
schedule to entertain their East Austin community at the A. B. Cantu 
Pan-Am Hillside Stage; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Ruben Ramos for his 
achievements in music and his community involvement and extend to 
him best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Ramos as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.