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AR HR1038
Resolution
Status
2/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Matt Duffield
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AI Summary
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Arkansas House Resolution honors Bobby Rush, born Emmett Ellis Jr. on November 10, 1933, a Grammy Award-winning blues musician who spent his teenage years in Pine Bluff and began his musical career there in 1947
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Rush is an inductee into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame, Blues Hall of Fame, Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, and Rhythm & Blues Music Hall of Fame
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His song "Chicken Heads" became his first gold-certified record (500,000+ copies sold), reaching #34 on Billboard R&B chart in 1971; his 1981 album "Sue" and 1991 album "I Ain't Studdin' You" also achieved gold certification
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Rush won Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Blues Album in 2017, 2021, and 2024 for albums "Porcupine Meat," "Rawer than Raw," and "All My Love for You"
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Upon adoption, a copy of the resolution will be presented to Bobby Rush by the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Description
To Honor Blues Musician, Composer, Record Producer, And Singer Bobby Rush For His Contributions To Music And To The State Of Arkansas.
Last Action
READ AND ADOPTED.
2/18/2025