H.R. No. 874
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Douglas Brinkley, a history professor at Rice
University, won in the Best Latin Jazz Album category at the 65th
annual Grammy Awards on February 5, 2023, in Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Brinkley received this prestigious accolade for
his work as a coproducer on Fandango at the Wall in New York by
Arturo O'Farrill and The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, featuring the
Conga Patria Son Jarocho Collective; in addition, he received a
second Grammy nomination in the Best Spoken Word Poetry Album
category for Black Men Are Precious, an Ethelbert Miller album he
coproduced; he previously won a Grammy for producing the Ted Nash
album, Presidential Suite: Eight Variations on Freedom, and he was
nominated for another for his collaboration on the soundtrack of
the documentary Gonzo; and
WHEREAS, The Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities
at Rice University, Mr. Brinkley has also served as a presidential
historian for CNN and the New-York Historical Society and as a
contributing editor for Vanity Fair; his published works include
seven New York Times bestselling books, and he has received such
honors as the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Book Award; he sits on
the boards of Brevard College and the Franklin D. Roosevelt
Presidential Library, and he is a member of the Century Association
and the James Madison Council of the Library of Congress; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Brinkley holds a bachelor's degree in U.S.
history from The Ohio State University, and he went on to study U.S.
diplomatic history at Georgetown University, where he earned his
master's degree as well as his doctorate; he also spent a semester
at Oxford University; and
WHEREAS, Through his skill as a producer, Douglas Brinkley
has made valuable contributions to the music industry, and he is
indeed deserving of this most recent honor; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Douglas Brinkley on winning a 2023
Grammy Award and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Brinkley as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
A. Johnson of Harris
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 874 was adopted by the House on April
14, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House