Bill Text: TX HR7 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Cavin Yarbrough and Alisa Peoples Yarbrough on the 40th anniversary of their hit song "Don't Stop the Music."
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-07 - Reported enrolled [HR7 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR7-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 7 | ||
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| 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 | ||
