Full Text of HR0732 093rd General Assembly
HR0732 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to recognize the musical group, the Dells, | 4 |
| on their induction into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame on March | 5 |
| 15, 2004; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, The Dells are the "grandaddies" of Rythm and Blues | 7 |
| harmony; they are the group many others have attempted to | 8 |
| emulate but none have surpassed; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, Initially known as the El-Rays, the group was | 10 |
| formed in 1952 at Thornton Township High School in Harvey, | 11 |
| Illinois; they have maintained unchanging personnel for the | 12 |
| past 39 years: lead baritone Marvin Junior, lead tenor Johnny | 13 |
| Carter, second tenor Verne Allison, baritone Michael McGill, | 14 |
| and basso Chuck Barksdale; from Carter's chirping highs to | 15 |
| Barksdale's resonant lows, the Chicago-based quintet continues | 16 |
| to set the standard for top-to-bottom male harmony, and | 17 |
| Junior's robust voice remains among the most powerful and | 18 |
| urgent instruments in the annals of soul music; and
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| WHEREAS, Between 1956 and 1992, the Dells had a total of 46 | 20 |
| hits on Billboard's R&B singles chart, including such classics | 21 |
| as "Oh, What a Night," "Stay in My Corner," "Always Together," | 22 |
| and "Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation"; they have their first | 23 |
| new album in eight years, Reminiscing, on Volt Records, a | 24 |
| division if Fantasy, Inc., with a current artist roster that | 25 |
| boasts such other old school soul greats as the Delfonics, the | 26 |
| Dramatics, and Brenda Holloway; and
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| WHEREAS, Today, 50 years after their inception, the Dells | 28 |
| continue to headline concert halls and nightclubs around the | 29 |
| globe; and
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| WHEREAS, The Nineteenth Annual Induction Ceremony will be |
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| held on March 15, 2004, in New York at the Waldorf Astoria | 2 |
| Hotel; therefore, be it | 3 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 |
| congratulate the Dells on their many successes as a group and | 6 |
| on their induction into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame; and be it | 7 |
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| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to each member of the Dells as a token of our respect | 10 |
| and esteem.
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