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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2011 By MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2011 By: Senator(s) Dawkins, Horhn, Turner, To: Rules Jordan, Tollison, Baria, Butler (38th), Jackson (32nd), Albritton, Harden, Powell, Butler (36th), Jackson (11th), Bryan, Simmons, Burton, Clarke, Davis, Dearing, Fillingane, Frazier, Watson SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 593 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE UNVEILING OF THE 2 MISSISSIPPI BLUES TRAIL MARKER AT THE "MISSISSIPPI MUSIC 3 CELEBRATION AT THE GRAMMY MUSEUM" IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. 4 WHEREAS, Mississippi blues, country, gospel, soul and 5 rock'n'roll artists are at the center of American popular music, 6 and that legacy is apparent in the number of Mississippians who 7 have been recognized by The Recording Academy with GRAMMY Awards, 8 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductions and Lifetime Achievement Awards; 9 and 10 WHEREAS, on Thursday, February 10, 2011, this year's 11 "Mississippi Music Celebration at the GRAMMY Museum" at L.A. Live 12 in downtown Los Angeles will celebrate that unparalleled musical 13 legacy and specifically honor Mississippi's pivotal role in the 14 establishment of blues music and that genre's influence across the 15 music industry. The event is part of GRAMMY Week, a preamble to 16 the GRAMMY Awards Ceremony scheduled on February 13, 2011. On 17 February 10, a Mississippi Blues Trail Marker will be unveiled at 18 the GRAMMY Museum and L.A. Live sidewalk; and 19 WHEREAS, the Mississippi Blues Trail, created by the 20 Mississippi Blues Commission, is a project to place interpretive 21 markers at the most notable historical sites related to the growth 22 of the blues throughout the State of Mississippi. The trail 23 extends from the border of Louisiana in Southern Mississippi and 24 winds its way to Memphis, Tennessee. One marker was recently 25 erected in Chicago, Illinois, where many Mississippi-born blues 26 musicians, like Muddy Waters, moved before becoming famous; and S. C. R. No. 593 *SS02/R1236* N1/2 11/SS02/R1236 PAGE 1 27 WHEREAS, the list of markers and locations has been developed 28 by distinguished blues scholars and historians. The trail is 29 being implemented in stages as funds become available. More blues 30 singers have come from the State of Mississippi, especially the 31 Mississippi Delta, than all the other Southern states combined. 32 These include Son House, Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Muddy 33 Waters, Skip James, Bukka White, John Lee Hooker and B.B. King. 34 The first marker was placed at Holly Ridge in 2005. It is 35 dedicated to Charlie Patton as the "Father of the Mississippi 36 Delta Blues." The second marker is located in front of the 37 Southern Whispers Restaurant on Nelson Street in Greenville, a 38 stop on the Chitlin' Circuit in the early days of the blues. The 39 Mississippi Blues Trail added the Mississippi State Penitentiary 40 (Parchman) to its list of sites on September 28, 2010; Parchman 41 received the Trail's 113th historical marker; and 42 WHEREAS, it is with great pride that we join a national 43 audience in paying tribute to the musical legacy of the State of 44 Mississippi: 45 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF 46 MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That 47 we do hereby recognize the unveiling of the Mississippi Blues 48 Trail Marker at the "Mississippi Music Celebration at the GRAMMY 49 Museum" in Los Angeles, California, on February 10, 2011, and 50 extend our best wishes to the GRAMMY Museum from the Home of the 51 Blues on this auspicious occasion. 52 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be transmitted 53 to the GRAMMY Museum, forwarded to Mississippi Governor Haley 54 Barbour, California Governor Jerry Brown, and Alex Thomas, Music 55 Development Manager with the Mississippi Development Authority, 56 and made available to the Capitol Press Corps. S. C. R. No. 593 *SS02/R1236* 11/SS02/R1236 ST: Recognize Blues Trail Marker at the PAGE 2 "Mississippi Music Celebration at the GRAMMY Museum" in Los Angeles. .
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