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WHEREAS, The Barbershop Harmony Society, a national |
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organization formerly known as the Society for the Preservation and |
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Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, is |
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celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, During the last half of the 19th century, the |
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barbershop served as a gathering place in many communities, and as |
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men waited their turn in the barber's chair, they often sang |
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together; over time, these informal performances developed into a |
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style of close, four-part, a cappella harmonizing; usually made up |
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of a bass, a lead singer, a baritone, and a tenor, the performers in |
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barbershop quartets came to be known for their matching boater |
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hats, striped vests, and colorful jackets, and many barbershop |
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songs became standards, including "Hello, My Baby," "Shine On, |
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Harvest Moon," and "Sweet Adeline"; and |
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WHEREAS, By the 1920s, the style ebbed in popularity, but in |
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1938, two men in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Owen Clifton Cash and Rupert Hall, |
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invited some other barbershop singers to join them for a singing |
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luncheon on the roof garden of the Tulsa Club on April 11, 1938; |
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although the 26 singers drew complaints from other club members for |
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their "noise," the meeting resulted in the creation of the |
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SPEBSQSA; and |
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WHEREAS, The organization has since grown to include nearly |
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25,000 members in 800 chapters in all 50 states and each of the 10 |
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provinces of Canada, as well as 4,000 affiliate members in 10 other |
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countries; the society has been largely responsible for securing |
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the place of the barbershop style of singing in our musical |
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heritage, and all across the nation, amateur and professional |
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quartets and choruses continue to perform; famous barbershop |
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quartets include the Buffalo Bills, who made a memorable appearance |
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in the film The Music Man, and the Dapper Dans, who perform |
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regularly at Disneyland and Disney World and who have appeared on an |
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episode of The Simpsons; and |
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WHEREAS, More than 1,000 Texans are members of the Barbershop |
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Harmony Society, and the Lone Star State boasts 13 International |
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Chorus champions, including the 11-time champion Vocal Majority |
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from Dallas, as well as 8 International Quartet champions, 4 |
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International presidents, 3 International Seniors Quartet |
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champions, and a Youth Chorus Festival winner; Texas has also been |
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the site of four International Conventions of the group; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the few distinctively American singing |
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styles, barbershop harmony continues to energize its practitioners |
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and delight audiences of all ages, and this special anniversary |
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represents a fitting opportunity to celebrate this unique art form; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 7 through 13, 2013, as |
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Barbershop Harmony Week in Texas. |
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Gutierrez |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1371 was adopted by the House on April |
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11, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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