Bill Text: IL HR1201 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of Carl Davis.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-08-17 - Resolution Adopted [HR1201 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR1201-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Representative Monique D. Davis and the Illinois | ||||||
3 | House of Representatives are deeply saddened to learn of the | ||||||
4 | death of Carl Davis, formerly of Chicago, who passed away on | ||||||
5 | August 9, 2012; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Carl Davis was born in Woodlawn on September 19, | ||||||
7 | 1934, to William and Mattie Davis; he was married to Dedra | ||||||
8 | Davis; he served in the U.S. Air Force and obtained an | ||||||
9 | associate degree from the Cortez-Peters Business College; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Carl Davis shaped what became known as "the | ||||||
11 | Chicago Sound"; he was one of the first African-American A & R | ||||||
12 | directors and produced numerous hit songs for the Columbia | ||||||
13 | Records subsidiary Okeh Records; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Carl Davis had his first multi-million-selling | ||||||
15 | song with Gene Chandler's 1962 smash "Duke of Earl"; his other | ||||||
16 | notable efforts included Jackie Wilson's 1967 hit "(Your Love | ||||||
17 | Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher", Major Lance's 1963 song | ||||||
18 | "Monkey Time", and the Chi-Lites' 1972 ballad "Oh Girl"; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Carl Davis was honored in 2003, by the non-profit | ||||||
20 | Chicago archive, the History Makers; he wrote his memoir, "The | ||||||
21 | Carl Davis Story: The Man Behind The Music", in 2009, with |
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1 | music journalist Bill Dahl; at the time of his death, the Carl | ||||||
2 | H. Davis Music Foundation was being formed to promote awareness | ||||||
3 | and preserve the history of Chicago soul music, as well as | ||||||
4 | continuing his heritage; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Carl Davis is survived by his wife, Dedra; his | ||||||
6 | children, Pamela Davis, Carl H. Davis II, Trey Davis, Julio | ||||||
7 | Davis, Kelli Morris, Carleen Davis, and Jaime Davis; his | ||||||
8 | brother, George Davis; his grandchildren; and his | ||||||
9 | great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
11 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
12 | we mourn the passing of Carl Davis, and we extend our sincere | ||||||
13 | condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved | ||||||
14 | him; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to the family of Carl Davis as an expression of our | ||||||
17 | deepest sympathy.
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