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H.R. No. 448
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The year 2005 marks the 100th birthday anniversary
of Lone Star musical pioneer Bob Wills, and the Texas House of
Representatives is pleased to recognize March 3, 2005, as Bob Wills
Day at the Capitol in celebration of the life and cultural
contributions of this true Texas original; and
WHEREAS, Born in Limestone County on March 6, 1905, James
Robert Wills was the eldest of 10 children and a musical prodigy who
found his calling at a young age, making his professional debut at
the age of 10; the undisputed King of Western Swing, he continued
his lifelong love affair with music until his passing in May 1975,
at the age of 70, in Fort Worth; and
WHEREAS, A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Mr. Wills
cut his musical teeth playing fiddle at square dances, traveling
with a medicine show, and performing with the Wills Fiddle Band,
Aladdin's Laddies, and the Light Crust Doughboys, one of the era's
most successful bands; and
WHEREAS, Following an acrimonious split with manager W. Lee
"Pappy" O'Daniel, Mr. Wills and several erstwhile Doughboys
reformed as Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys; the group broke new
musical ground by combining traditional country music with the
popular big band style, and this visionary fusion redefined
American musical tastes and propelled Bob Wills and His Texas
Playboys to national prominence; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Wills and his world-renowned band produced
several major hit records during their extraordinary career,
including "New San Antonio Rose," "Ida Red Likes the Boogie,"
"Faded Love," and the band's biggest hit, "New Spanish Two Step,"
which topped the charts for 16 weeks; and
WHEREAS, Bob Wills left an indelible mark on the landscape of
popular music, inspiring future generations of musicians to explore
the boundaries of the musical terrain, and his contributions will
undoubtedly continue to have a positive and lasting effect for
years to come; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 3, 2005, as Bob Wills Day at the
Capitol and pay tribute to the memory of this iconic Texas musician.
Naishtat
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 448 was adopted by the House on March
3, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House