Bill Text: TX HR7 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 7 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Congratulating Cavin Yarbrough and Alisa Peoples Yarbrough on the 40th anniversary of their hit song "Don't Stop the Music."

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-10-07 - Reported enrolled [HR7 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HR7-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 7



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The veteran performers Cavin Yarbrough and Alisa
	Peoples Yarbrough are celebrating the 40th anniversary of their hit
	song "Don't Stop the Music," and on November 6, 2021, they are being
	honored by the Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas; and
	WHEREAS, Cavin Yarbrough and Alisa Peoples first met as
	children, when they were both taking lessons from the same music
	teacher in Dallas, and they also attended the same church, where
	they each sang solos with the choir; steeped in gospel music,
	Ms. Peoples performed with her family's group, the Peoples Singers,
	and with a community choir, the Chorale Ensemble; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Yarbrough embarked on a career as a musician,
	touring with Leon Russell, playing keyboards and singing with the
	band Grand Theft, and performing as a backup singer for Robert,
	Ronnie, and Charlie Wilson of the Gap Band; and
	WHEREAS, Returning to Dallas, Mr. Yarbrough reconnected with
	Ms. Peoples, and the duo recorded several demo records; Charlie
	Wilson introduced them to Lonnie Simmons of Total Experience
	Records, and as Yarbrough and Peoples, the couple released five
	albums, which included several top 10 singles such as "Guilty" and
	"I Wouldn't Lie"; and
	WHEREAS, Released in 1981, Yarbrough and Peoples' biggest hit
	was "Don't Stop the Music," a mainstay in the soul, R&B, and funk
	canon; a dance floor smash in the year of its release, it has been
	covered and sampled by such artists as TLC and Puff Daddy; it was
	nominated for a Grammy and earned a Jack the Rapper Award, as well
	as several BMI Awards; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Yarbrough and Ms. Peoples were married in 1987,
	and they continue to write, produce, and perform today, appearing
	in concerts, television programs, and stage plays; and
	WHEREAS, With their distinctive sound and infectious beat,
	Yarbrough and Peoples made an indelible impact with "Don't Stop the
	Music," and they may indeed take great pride in their continuing
	influence on generations of younger performers; now, therefore, be
	it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 40th
	anniversary of "Don't Stop the Music" and extend to Cavin Yarbrough
	and Alisa Peoples Yarbrough sincere best wishes for the future;
	and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. and Mrs. Yarbrough as an expression of high regard
	by the Texas House of Representatives.

	Davis

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 7 was adopted by the House on
	September 30, 2021, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House