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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas native Jon Randall has been selected for |
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induction into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame as a member of the |
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Class of 2024; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the Texas Heritage Songwriters' |
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Association holds an annual hall of fame awards ceremony to |
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recognize songwriters who represent the spirit of the Lone Star |
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State; and |
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WHEREAS, Born Jon Randall Stewart in Dallas, Jon Randall has |
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distinguished himself as a songwriter, guitarist, and producer for |
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several leading country, bluegrass, and Americana acts; after |
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moving to Nashville, he first garnered attention playing guitar |
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with Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers; the group's album At the |
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Ryman (Live) won a Grammy award in 1992, and he landed a recording |
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contract with RCA Nashville; he made his debut with What You Don't |
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Know in 1995, and in the following decade, he would go on to release |
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Willin' and Walking Among the Living and to score chart appearances |
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with the singles "Cold Coffee Morning" and "This Heart"; in 2021, he |
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released "Keep On Moving" and a four-track project called Neon |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Randall has cowritten |
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countless hits, including the Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss |
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platinum single "Whiskey Lullaby," which won the 2005 Country Music |
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Association Song Of The Year Award, and several songs from Dierks |
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Bentley's 2010 release, Up on the Ridge, a Grammy Award nominee for |
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Best Country Album; "Tin Man," a tune he wrote with Miranda Lambert |
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and Jack Ingram, was nominated for the 2018 Grammy Award for Best |
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Country Song, and the three reunited in 2021 for the acclaimed |
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album, The Marfa Tapes; moreover, Mr. Randall has produced solo |
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efforts from Mr. Ingram as well as works by Parker McCollum, Dwight |
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Yoakam, Chase Bryant, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, among others; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of a remarkable career that has |
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spanned more than three decades, Jon Randall has penned some of the |
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most memorable songs of our time, and his work will continue to move |
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and inspire music lovers for generations to come; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jon Randall on his selection as a |
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2024 inductee into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Randall as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |