Bill Text: TX SR414 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Tanya Tucker for her contributions to country music.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-13 - Reported enrolled [SR414 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR414-Enrolled.html
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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 Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| 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 from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Flores | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 13, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
