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AL HR12
Resolution
Status
Passed
1/9/2018
Primary Sponsor
Johnny Morrow
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AI Summary
- Rick Hall, music industry pioneer from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, died on January 2, 2018, at age 85
- Co-founded FAME Records (Florence Alabama Music Enterprises) in Florence and relocated it to Muscle Shoals in 1960, serving as sole owner and producer for major artists including Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and Etta James
- Received his first musical instrument, a mandolin, from Grover Morrow, father of Rep. Johnny Mack Morrow, Hall's high school agriculture teacher who believed in his musical talents
- Survived by wife Linda Hall, three sons (G. Rick, Mark, and Rodney), five grandchildren, and multiple siblings
- House of Representatives offers this resolution in tribute to Hall's life and expresses sympathy to his family
Legislative Description
Hall, Rick, death mourned
Resolutions, Condolence
Last Action
Joint Rule 11
1/9/2018
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