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MS SR47
Resolution
Status
3/29/2021
Primary Sponsor
Sollie Norwood
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AI Summary
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Congratulates 87-year-old blues musician Bobby Rush for winning the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album for his LP "Rawer Than Raw"
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Recognizes Rush's second Grammy win in this category, following his first in 2017, out of six total career nominations
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Honors Rush's six-decade career spanning 380 records, earning him titles including "Dean of the Blues" and "King of the Chitlin Circuit"
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Notes his accomplishments including being the first blues artist to perform at the Great Wall of China (to 40,000 attendees), receiving Congressional commendations, and being named International King of the Blues by Mississippi's Lieutenant Governor
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Directs the resolution be presented to Bobby Rush and forwarded to the Mississippi Development Authority
Legislative Description
Extend congratulations of Senate to 87-year-old Blues Legend Bobby Rush for winning Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.
Last Action
Immediate Release
3/29/2021