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Senate
Resolution 844
By:
Senator Whitehead, Sr. of the 24th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
May 1st through 7th as "Bluegrass Music Week in Georgia"; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
born in the mountains of Kentucky and East Tennessee, bluegrass music has spread
throughout the southeast and is rapidly gaining popularity in our own North
Georgia Mountains; and
WHEREAS,
a truly all-American musical genre, bluegrass music is proudly all-acoustic,
save for microphones, and at its purest form, is performed using only six
instruments (the five string banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, dobro, and bass
fiddle), as defined by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of
America; and
WHEREAS,
bluegrass music festivals are known for providing clean and wholesome family
fun; and
WHEREAS,
during the first week of May, the Lewis Family of Lincolnton, Georgia, known as
the "First Family of Bluegrass Gospel Music," will be holding their Lewis Family
Homecoming Bluegrass Festival; and
WHEREAS,
family member Little Roy Lewis has perhaps done more than anyone to promote
bluegrass in Georgia, and he and his family have been entertaining Georgians for
many years; and
WHEREAS,
the rise of bluegrass music in Georgia has greatly enriched our cultural
landscape, and it would be most fitting to designate a special week to celebrate
this beautiful musical art form.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that the members of
this body recognize May 1-7, 2006, as "Bluegrass Music Week in
Georgia."
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Society for the
Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America.