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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 53
By Akbari
SJR0053
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A RESOLUTION to recognize and honor Tay Keith.
WHEREAS, the members of this General Assembly are proud to recognize those
Tennesseans who have won acclaim for their talent and performances as professional
musicians; and
WHEREAS, one such talented musician is Tay Keith, a Grammy-nominated producer
and songwriter who is renowned for his distinctive producer tags and production work on
numerous chart-topping hits; and
WHEREAS, born and raised in Memphis as Brytavious Lakeith Chambers, Tay Keith
began his professional music career as a teenager, publishing his music to YouTube and other
music applications and recreating popular music on his piano; and
WHEREAS, he met Memphis rapper BlocBoy JB, and shortly thereafter, the two began
making music, an endeavor that eventually led to BlocBoy JB's 2018 single, "Look Alive," which
peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100; and
WHEREAS, a familiar name on some of this generation's biggest hip hop and pop hits,
Tay Keith has worked alongside numerous industry leaders, including Drake, Lil Baby, Future,
DJ Khaled, and, more recently, Megan Thee Stallion, among countless others; and
WHEREAS, Tay Keith earned his bachelor's degree from Middle Tennessee State
University in 2018, and mere weeks before his college graduation, he was nominated for Best
Rap Song at the 61
st
Annual Grammy Awards for his collaboration on Travis Scott's 2018 single
"Sicko Mode," which peaked at the top of the Billboard Hot 100; and
WHEREAS, Tay Keith epitomizes the spirit and commitment that are characteristic of a
true Tennessean; and
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WHEREAS, this legendary musician and producer is truly worthy of our approbation, and
it is highly appropriate that we recognize his talents accordingly; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we honor Tay Keith, for his extraordinary talent and
musical contributions and wish him every continued success in his future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
without House or Senate designation.