Bill Text: TX HR1062 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Honoring native Texan and legendary country music artist Tanya Tucker.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-13 - Reported enrolled [HR1062 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1062-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Honoring native Texan and legendary country music artist Tanya Tucker.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-13 - Reported enrolled [HR1062 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1062-Introduced.html
88R22737 JRI-D | ||
By: Buckley | H.R. No. 1062 |
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WHEREAS, Legendary country music singer and songwriter Tanya | ||
Tucker is visiting the State Capitol on April 13, 2023, providing a | ||
welcome opportunity to pay tribute to her many achievements; and | ||
WHEREAS, A native of Seminole, Tanya Tucker began showcasing | ||
her vocal talents from a young age, and after signing to Columbia | ||
Records, she scored her first hit in 1972 with "Delta Dawn" at the | ||
age of 13; that year, she made her debut at the Grand Ole Opry and | ||
was named the New Female Vocalist of the Year by the Academy of | ||
Country Music; her second album spawned two No. 1 songs, "What's | ||
Your Mama's Name" and "Blood Red and Goin' Down" and established her | ||
as a major star; her run of country hits included "Lizzie and the | ||
Rainman," "San Antonio Stroll," and "Don't Believe My Heart Can | ||
Stand Another You" in 1975, and she followed that up with the albums | ||
Lovin' and Learnin' and Here's Some Love in 1976 and Ridin' Rainbows | ||
in 1977; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Tucker moved to Los Angeles in 1978 and ventured | ||
into new territory with T.N.T., an album that achieved gold | ||
certification and earned her a Grammy nomination for best rock | ||
vocal performance; in the subsequent years, she appeared on several | ||
television shows and made her feature film debut in Hard Country; | ||
over the course of her career, she has earned additional credits on | ||
The Rebels miniseries, Love Boat, and Touched by an Angel in | ||
addition to appearing on American Idol and countless other | ||
programs; and | ||
WHEREAS, Beginning with Girls Like Me in 1986, Ms. Tucker | ||
enjoyed one of the most successful stretches of her career, racking | ||
up four top-10 country singles on that album and eight top-10 | ||
singles in a row between 1988 and 1989; she was selected as the | ||
Female Vocalist of the Year in 1991 by the Country Music | ||
Association, and in 1994, she performed at the halftime show of | ||
Super Bowl XXVIII with Clint Black, Travis Tritt, and Wynonna Judd; | ||
in 1997, she returned to the top 10 with the hit, "Little Things," | ||
and was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since 2000, Ms. Tucker has established her own | ||
label, Tuckertime Records, authored a book, 100 Ways to Beat the | ||
Blues on Fireside, and continued to perform and release new albums; | ||
she received her first two Grammy Awards in 2020 for "While I'm | ||
Livin'" and "Bring My Flowers Now," and the Country Music Hall of | ||
Fame announced that she would be inducted as a member of the Class | ||
of 2023; and | ||
WHEREAS, With her iconic voice and spirited live | ||
performances, Tanya Tucker has won the enduring affection of | ||
generations of country music fans, and her outstanding | ||
accomplishments are a source of tremendous pride to her fellow | ||
Texans; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Tanya Tucker for her contributions to | ||
music and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Ms. Tucker as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. |