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AL HJR391

Joint Resolution

Status

Engrossed

5/2/2013

Primary Sponsor

James Buskey

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Origin

House of Representatives

Regular Session 2013

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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