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HOUSE RESOLUTION 63
By Behn
HR0063
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A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Melody Walker upon
winning her first Grammy Award.
WHEREAS, it is our privilege to recognize those citizens whose devotion to craft and
artistic integrity not only result in exceptional art but also inspire people throughout this State
and beyond; and
WHEREAS, one such individual is Melody Walker of Nashville, who took home the Best
American Roots Song Grammy Award for her song "American Dreaming" at the 67
th
Annual
Grammy Awards; and
WHEREAS, "American Dreaming" was co-written with and performed by Sierra Ferrell,
who also won this year's Grammy for Best Americana Album, Trail of Flowers, which included
three songs co-written with Ms. Walker; and
WHEREAS, she has also penned songs with Della Mae and Molly Tuttle, the latter of
whom won the Best Bluegrass Album Grammy Award in 2023 for Crooked Tree, which featured
four co-writes with Ms. Walker; and
WHEREAS, in addition to her masterful songwriting, Melody Walker is a producer and a
performer, often lauded for her stunning, soulful vocals; prior to devoting herself primarily to co-
writing and solo projects, she released three albums with her band, Front Country; and
WHEREAS, Melody Walker is also a community builder, teacher, and advocate; she
founded and hosts a weekly songwriter round, Writers' Kitchen, in East Nashville and has taught
at music camps; and
WHEREAS, a fervent believer that songs can change the world, she is well on her way
to bearing out the truth of this belief; and
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WHEREAS, it is most fitting that we honor Ms. Walker on this auspicious occasion; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, that we honor and
congratulate Melody Walker upon her first Grammy win, extending to her our best wishes for
every continued success.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy.