88R31405 JRI-D
 
  By: Holland H.R. No. 2358
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Texas native Jon Randall has been selected for
  induction into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame as a member of the
  Class of 2024; and
         WHEREAS, Each year, the Texas Heritage Songwriters'
  Association holds an annual hall of fame awards ceremony to
  recognize songwriters who represent the spirit of the Lone Star
  State; and
         WHEREAS, Born Jon Randall Stewart in Dallas, Jon Randall has
  distinguished himself as a songwriter, guitarist, and producer for
  several leading country, bluegrass, and Americana acts; after
  moving to Nashville, he first garnered attention playing guitar
  with Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers; the group's album At the
  Ryman (Live) won a Grammy award in 1992, and he landed a recording
  contract with RCA Nashville; he made his debut with What You Don't
  Know in 1995, and in the following decade, he would go on to release
  Willin' and Walking Among the Living and to score chart appearances
  with the singles "Cold Coffee Morning" and "This Heart"; in 2021, he
  released "Keep On Moving" and a four-track project called Neon
  Texas; and
         WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Randall has cowritten
  countless hits, including the Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
  platinum single "Whiskey Lullaby," which won the 2005 Country Music
  Association Song Of The Year Award, and several songs from Dierks
  Bentley's 2010 release, Up on the Ridge, a Grammy Award nominee for
  Best Country Album; "Tin Man," a tune he wrote with Miranda Lambert
  and Jack Ingram, was nominated for the 2018 Grammy Award for Best
  Country Song, and the three reunited in 2021 for the acclaimed
  album, The Marfa Tapes; moreover, Mr. Randall has produced solo
  efforts from Mr. Ingram as well as works by Parker McCollum, Dwight
  Yoakam, Chase Bryant, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, among others;
  and
         WHEREAS, Over the course of a remarkable career that has
  spanned more than three decades, Jon Randall has penned some of the
  most memorable songs of our time, and his work will continue to move
  and inspire music lovers for generations to come; now, therefore,
  be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Jon Randall on his selection as a
  2024 inductee into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame and extend to
  him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Randall as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.