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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Legendary country music singer and songwriter Tanya |
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Tucker is visiting the State Capitol on April 13, 2023, providing a |
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welcome opportunity to pay tribute to her many achievements; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Seminole, Tanya Tucker began showcasing |
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her vocal talents from a young age, and after signing to Columbia |
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Records, she scored her first hit in 1972 with "Delta Dawn" at the |
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age of 13; that year, she made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry and |
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was named the New Female Vocalist of the Year by the Academy of |
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Country Music; her second album spawned two No. 1 songs, "What's |
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Your Mama's Name" and "Blood Red and Goin' Down" and established her |
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as a major star; her run of country hits included "Lizzie and the |
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Rainman," "San Antonio Stroll," and "Don't Believe My Heart Can |
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Stand Another You" in 1975, and she followed that up with the albums |
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Lovin' and Learnin' and Here's Some Love in 1976 and Ridin' Rainbows |
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in 1977; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Tucker moved to Los Angeles in 1978 and ventured |
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into new territory with T.N.T., an album that achieved gold |
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certification and earned her a Grammy nomination for best rock |
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vocal performance; in the subsequent years, she appeared on several |
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television shows and made her feature film debut in Hard Country; |
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over the course of her career, she has earned additional credits on |
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The Rebels miniseries, Love Boat, and Touched by an Angel in |
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addition to appearing on American Idol and countless other |
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programs; and |
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WHEREAS, Beginning with Girls Like Me in 1986, Ms. Tucker |
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enjoyed one of the most successful stretches of her career, racking |
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up four top-10 country singles on that album and eight top-10 |
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singles in a row between 1988 and 1989; she was selected as the |
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Female Vocalist of the Year in 1991 by the Country Music |
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Association, and in 1994, she performed at the halftime show of |
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Super Bowl XXVIII with Clint Black, Travis Tritt, and Wynonna Judd; |
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in 1997, she returned to the top 10 with the hit, "Little Things," |
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and was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2000, Ms. Tucker has established her own |
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label, Tuckertime Records, authored a book, 100 Ways to Beat the |
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Blues on Fireside, and continued to perform and release new albums; |
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she received her first two Grammy Awards in 2020 for "While I'm |
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Livin'" and "Bring My Flowers Now," and the Country Music Hall of |
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Fame announced that she would be inducted as a member of the Class |
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of 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, With her iconic voice and spirited live |
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performances, Tanya Tucker has won the enduring affection of |
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generations of country music fans, and her outstanding |
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accomplishments are a source of tremendous pride to her fellow |
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Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby honor Tanya Tucker for her contributions to music and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Tucker as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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Senate. |