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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Tejano star Michael Salgado has distinguished |
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himself for more than two decades through his outstanding |
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contributions to Texas music; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Barrancas, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Ernesto and |
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Alice Salgado, Michael Salgado grew up in Big Spring, Stanton, and |
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other West Texas towns; he started singing with his father's |
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conjunto band when he was in grade school, and a few years later he |
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picked up his dad's piano accordion and taught himself to play by |
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listening to Ramon Ayala's recordings; as a southpaw, he developed |
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his own approach to the instrument, flipping it upside down and |
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learning the scales in reverse; his virtuosic, unconventional style |
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earned him the nickname "el Zurdo de Oro," or "the Golden Lefty"; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Salgado formed his own band when he was 19, with |
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his brothers Ernie and James; introducing the classic norteño sound |
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to a new generation, he soared to the top of radio playlists in the |
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United States and Mexico in 1995 with his cover of "Cruz de Madera"; |
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his next hit, "Sin Ella," spent 33 weeks in Billboard magazine's |
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Latin Top Ten, and his subsequent run of successful singles |
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included the Number One Tejano song of 2001, "Ya No Voy a Aguantar"; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, With two decades of recording experience behind him, |
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Mr. Salgado launched his own label, Zurdo Records, and he ventured |
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into country music with such appealing tracks as "Honky Tonks and |
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Cantinas," which was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2012 |
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Tejano Music Awards, despite its genre; he has won numerous |
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accolades over the years, among them the 2007 Latin Grammy Award for |
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Best Norteño Album, the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Award for Best |
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Album Regional Mexican, and a host of Tejano Music Awards in the |
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vocalist, album, song, duo, and entertainer categories; in 2016, |
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Por Cielo Y Tierra brought him the Latin Grammy for Best Tejano |
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Album, along with two Tejano Music Awards, for Best Vocalist and |
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Best Norteño Album; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Salgado has also benefited the community through |
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his own charitable organization, the Para Mi Gente Foundation, as |
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well as through his efforts in behalf of the Children's Shelter of |
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San Antonio, St. Jude Children's Hospital, and the Make-A-Wish |
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Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, A gifted performer and recording artist, Michael |
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Salgado carries on a vibrant tradition while bringing joy to |
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innumerable people through his music; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Michael Salgado for his accomplishments |
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and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Salgado as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Lucio III |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1366 was adopted by the House on April |
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27, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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