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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A beloved country music entertainer who emerged from |
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North Texas to achieve national stardom, Johnny Duncan passed away |
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on August 14, 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in the Dublin area, Johnny Duncan |
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was influenced by his mother and the many other musically inclined |
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members of his family and began performing in public as a teenager; |
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intent on a career in country music, he moved to Nashville, |
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Tennessee, and supported himself by working in construction and as |
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a radio personality while gaining attention as a songwriter and |
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performer; and |
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WHEREAS, After landing a record contract, his first single |
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appeared in 1967; his greatest success came in the 1970s, when he |
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teamed with famed producer Billy Sherrill, who found the ideal way |
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to showcase Mr. Duncan's smooth baritone voice; hits such as "Sweet |
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Country Woman," "Thinkin' of a Rendezvous," "Slow Dancing," and his |
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most popular song, "She Can Put Her Shoes Under My Bed Anytime," |
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made Johnny Duncan a star; and |
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WHEREAS, He also enjoyed success in his duets with Dallas |
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native Janie Fricke, and the two were nominated as Vocal Duo of the |
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Year by the Country Music Association for three consecutive years; |
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over the course of his career, Johnny Duncan placed 39 songs on the |
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charts, with four of his singles going all the way to number one; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, After the whirlwind of show-business stardom, |
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Johnny Duncan chose to step out of the spotlight in the early 1980s |
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to focus on raising his family; he returned to the Lone Star State |
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during this period, where he continued to perform concerts on a |
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regular basis; he also undertook various recording projects and |
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released his most recent album in 2004; and |
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WHEREAS, While enchanting audiences over the course of four |
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decades as a talented musician and performer, Johnny Duncan also |
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excelled in his roles as a husband, father, and grandfather, and |
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memories of his caring nature and his immense musical talent will |
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continue to gladden the hearts of all who knew him; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Johnny Duncan and |
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extend condolences to his family, his friends, and his many fans; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Johnny |
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Duncan. |