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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2017

By: Senator(s) Horhn, Burton, Carmichael, To: Rules Jackson (11th), Tollison, Witherspoon

SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 582

1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE RECOGNITION OF THE 2 MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE TO JOHNIE JOHNSON AS RECIPIENT OF 3 THE 2017 GOVERNOR'S ARTS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MUSIC. 4 WHEREAS, the Governor's Arts Awards Program has announced its 5 2017 recipients, which includes Jaimoe Johnie Johnson for 6 Excellence in Music; and

7 WHEREAS, Jaimoe is one of those special performers whose fans 8 know them by just their first name. Like Elvis and Oprah, Jaimoe 9 is from the Magnolia State. He was born Johnny Lee Johnson in 10 Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and raised in the coastal Town of 11 Mississippi City near Gulfport. His drum skills have taken him 12 around the world and his sounds have filled the airwaves and sold 13 millions of records; and

14 WHEREAS, he excelled at music and athletics during high 15 school, but Jaimoe's love for the drums propelled him onto a 16 career path soon after graduation in 1962. He toured the country 17 with R&B and Soul Luminaries Joe Tex, Percy Sledge and Otis 18 Redding; and

S. C. R. No. 582 *SS01/R746.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ N1/2 17/SS01/R746.1 PAGE 1 (tb\rc) 19 WHEREAS, in 1969, he became a founding member of the 20 legendary Allman Brothers Band and moved to their home base of 21 Macon, . He has remained with the influential Southern 22 rock band for more than 45 years. With several hit songs, 23 including "" and "Ramblin' Man," the Allmans are one 24 of the giants of the Classic Rock era; and

25 WHEREAS, Jaimoe's love of may be his greatest 26 contribution to the group. He brought the influence of 27 polyrhythmic beats and improvisation into his collaborations with 28 and became one of the architects of 29 rhythm for the sound. Jaimoe and the Allmans toured 30 the world and racked up critical success, creating a sound that 31 remains popular today; and

32 WHEREAS, the Allman Brothers Band has been awarded eleven 33 Gold and five Platinum . They were inducted into the Rock 34 and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995 and won a Grammy that same year. 35 Their live "At " was inducted into the 36 Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. In 2004, ranked the

37 Allman Brothers Band 53 on their list of 100 Greatest of All Time. 38 In addition to his work with the Allmans, Jaimoe keeps the beat

39 with and Jaimoe's Jasssz Band; and 40 WHEREAS, Jaimoe has close ties to Mississippi and the Gulf 41 Coast. He returns often to see friends and family in his home 42 state. He was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of 43 Fame in 2014, and in 2015 the Mississippi Trail added a

S. C. R. No. 582 *SS01/R746.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 17/SS01/R746.1 PAGE 2 (tb\rc) 44 Gulfport Boogie marker to honor Jaimoe's influence on music in the 45 area and around the world; and 46 WHEREAS, it is with great pride that we pay tribute and 47 express appreciation for the talent of a Mississippi Musician who 48 has made Mississippi a better place and exemplifies the musical 49 and cultural traditions of our great state:

50 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF 51 MISSISSIPPI, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN, That 52 we do hereby extend the recognition of the Mississippi Legislature 53 to Jaimoe Johnie Johnson as recipient of the 2017 Governor's Arts 54 Award for Excellence in Music, and extend our congratulations to a 55 world-class Mississippi Musician on this auspicious occasion. 56 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this resolution be presented to

57 Jaimoe Johnie Johnson as part of the Governor's Arts Awards 58 presentation on Thursday, February 16, 2017, and made available to 59 the Capitol Press Corps.

S. C. R. No. 582 *SS01/R746.1* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 17/SS01/R746.1 ST: Recognize Jaimoe J. Johnson as recipient of PAGE 3 (tb\rc) the 2017 Governor's Arts Award for Excellence in Music.