AL HJR211

Recognizes June 1, 2024, as Cigar Box Guitar Day in Huntsville, Alabama

Acknowledges the historical significance of homemade cigar box instruments dating to the 1840s and their importance in jug bands and blues music

Honors Huntsville's Cigar Box Guitar Festival, which has run annually since 2005 and is the longest-running cigar box guitar festival in the world, reaching its 20th consecutive event in 2024

Highlights the world's only brick-and-mortar store dedicated to cigar box guitars located in Lowe Mills Arts & Entertainment, opened in 2010 and operated by Jeff and Tara Mello since 2021

Recognizes craftsman Jeff Mello, who has built over 800 cigar box guitars in five years and teaches others this traditional American musical art