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AL HJR391
Joint Resolution
Status
Engrossed
5/2/2013
Primary Sponsor
James Buskey
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AI Summary
- Commends the Excelsior Band on being honored by the Alabama State Council on the Arts on May 21, 2013
- Recognizes the band's founding on November 23, 1883, and its history of performing Dixieland and conventional jazz in Mobile Mardi Gras parades and throughout the Gulf Coast for over a century
- Notes the band is a ten-piece ensemble consisting of three trumpets, three saxophones, a trombone, tuba, bass drum, and snare drum with members from diverse occupational backgrounds
- Names current band members: Hosea London (leader), Leroy Bosley Jr., Danny Moseley Jr., Marion Ward, Carl Cunningham, Patrick Pettaway, Theodore Arthur, James Moore, Leon Rhoden, and Jerome Bryant
- The Alabama Legislature commends the Excelsior Band as an incomparable Alabama treasure and extends best wishes for the future
Legislative Description
Excelsior Band, commended
Resolutions, Congratulatory
Last Action
Acted on by Rules as Favorable
5/2/2013
Committee Referrals
Rules5/2/2013
Rules4/30/2013
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