79S32037 JTR-D

By:  Keel                                                         H.R. No. 640



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, On June 18, 2006, the composer of "When I'm 
Sixty-Four" will celebrate his 64th birthday, and it is fitting at 
this time to pay tribute to Sir Paul McCartney, considered by many 
to be the single most successful and influential musician in the 
history of pop music; and
	WHEREAS, Born James Paul McCartney in Liverpool, England, in 
1942, Sir Paul is well known to the world as a member of the Beatles, 
whose thrilling and distinctive approach to rock and roll has 
shaped the course of popular culture since they burst onto the music 
scene; and
	WHEREAS, The group's enduring appeal may be gauged by the 
fact that with the release of the Anthology series of 1995 and 1996, 
the Beatles scored three number-one albums in the United States in 
one year, a feat that had last been achieved three decades 
earlier--by the Beatles; and
	WHEREAS, Having set new standards of excellence and 
originality with his songwriting for the Beatles, Mr. McCartney 
went on to further artistic and commercial triumphs as a solo artist 
and with his own band, Wings; securing his position as the most 
successful popular-music composer of all time, he was voted the 
Composer of the Millennium in a poll conducted by the British 
Broadcasting Corporation, and his 1965 hit "Yesterday" is widely 
acknowledged as the most recorded song in music history; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. McCartney's unrivaled gifts as a musician and 
composer are well matched by his great generosity of spirit and 
dedication to the greater good; knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 
1996 for his many achievements, he has lent his time and talent to 
such worthwhile endeavors as Live Aid, the Liverpool Institute for 
the Performing Arts, the Rye Memorial Health Center in Sussex, 
Adopt a Landmine United Kingdom, Recording Artists Against Drunk 
Driving, and an all-star concert he staged in the wake of the 
attacks of 9/11 to honor New York City firefighters, police 
officers, and emergency workers, which raised tens of millions of 
dollars for the victims' families; and
	WHEREAS, On the long and winding road to his 64th birthday, 
Sir Paul McCartney has earned our admiration and respect as one of 
the world's singular musical talents and as a thoughtful and 
engaged citizen of the world; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Sir Paul McCartney 
when he's 64 and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued 
success and happiness; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. McCartney as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.