| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2358 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Texas native Jon Randall has been selected for |
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| 6 | 6 | | induction into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame as a member of the |
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| 7 | 7 | | Class of 2024; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Each year, the Texas Heritage Songwriters' |
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| 9 | 9 | | Association holds an annual hall of fame awards ceremony to |
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| 10 | 10 | | recognize songwriters who represent the spirit of the Lone Star |
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| 11 | 11 | | State; and |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Born Jon Randall Stewart in Dallas, Jon Randall has |
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| 13 | 13 | | distinguished himself as a songwriter, guitarist, and producer for |
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| 14 | 14 | | several leading country, bluegrass, and Americana acts; after |
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| 15 | 15 | | moving to Nashville, he first garnered attention playing guitar |
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| 16 | 16 | | with Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers; the group's album At the |
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| 17 | 17 | | Ryman (Live) won a Grammy award in 1992, and he landed a recording |
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| 18 | 18 | | contract with RCA Nashville; he made his debut with What You Don't |
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| 19 | 19 | | Know in 1995, and in the following decade, he would go on to release |
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| 20 | 20 | | Willin' and Walking Among the Living and to score chart appearances |
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| 21 | 21 | | with the singles "Cold Coffee Morning" and "This Heart"; in 2021, he |
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| 22 | 22 | | released "Keep On Moving" and a four-track project called Neon |
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| 23 | 23 | | Texas; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Randall has cowritten |
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| 25 | 25 | | countless hits, including the Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss |
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| 26 | 26 | | platinum single "Whiskey Lullaby," which won the 2005 Country Music |
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| 27 | 27 | | Association Song Of The Year Award, and several songs from Dierks |
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| 28 | 28 | | Bentley's 2010 release, Up on the Ridge, a Grammy Award nominee for |
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| 29 | 29 | | Best Country Album; "Tin Man," a tune he wrote with Miranda Lambert |
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| 30 | 30 | | and Jack Ingram, was nominated for the 2018 Grammy Award for Best |
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| 31 | 31 | | Country Song, and the three reunited in 2021 for the acclaimed |
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| 32 | 32 | | album, The Marfa Tapes; moreover, Mr. Randall has produced solo |
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| 33 | 33 | | efforts from Mr. Ingram as well as works by Parker McCollum, Dwight |
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| 34 | 34 | | Yoakam, Chase Bryant, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, among others; |
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| 35 | 35 | | and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of a remarkable career that has |
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| 37 | 37 | | spanned more than three decades, Jon Randall has penned some of the |
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| 38 | 38 | | most memorable songs of our time, and his work will continue to move |
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| 39 | 39 | | and inspire music lovers for generations to come; now, therefore, |
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| 40 | 40 | | be it |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Jon Randall on his selection as a |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2024 inductee into the Texas Songwriters Hall of Fame and extend to |
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| 44 | 44 | | him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for Mr. Randall as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 47 | 47 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Holland |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2358 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 52 | 52 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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