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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 870
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WHEREAS, The Texas Commission on the Arts has announced the |
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appointment of George Strait as the 2017 State Musician; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas State Artist designations are awarded |
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to a select group of individuals to honor the exceptional |
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quality of their work and their outstanding commitment to the |
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arts in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Poteet and raised in San Antonio, George |
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Strait revitalized traditional country music when he emerged on |
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the national scene in the 1980s with such hits as "Fool Hearted |
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Memory" and "If You're Thinking You Want a Stranger"; as |
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Nashville moved toward pop over the next decade, he stayed true |
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to Texas honky-tonk and Western swing and continued his reign at |
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the top of the charts, impervious to trends; the only artist to |
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have a Top 10 hit every year for over three decades, he has |
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released an unsurpassed 60 No. 1 singles, and with 33 platinum or |
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multiplatinum albums, he ranks behind only the Beatles and Elvis |
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Presley in sales; and |
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WHEREAS, A recipient of the prestigious National Medal of |
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the Arts, Mr. Strait holds more Country Music Association awards |
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than any other performer, and he was inducted into the Country |
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Music Hall of Fame in 2006; seven years later, he soared into the |
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Top 10 once again with "Give It All We Got Tonight" before |
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embarking on The Cowboy Rides Away Tour, his farewell to the |
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road; the final show, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, broke the |
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North American indoor concert attendance record by drawing more |
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than 100,000 fans; at the end of 2016, he released both Strait Out |
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of the Box: Part 2, a multidisc collection, and a new Christmas |
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album, Strait for the Holidays; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely admired for his immense talent, George |
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Strait has made important contributions to his chosen field of |
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artistic endeavor, and in so doing, he has enriched the cultural |
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vitality of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate George Strait on his selection |
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as the 2017 State Musician and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Mr. Strait as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Menéndez |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 24, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |