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OK SR4

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/11/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jo Dossett

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Oklahoma Senate recognizes March 10 as Bob Wills Day at the Capitol
  • Bob Wills (born 1905) was known as the King of Western Swing and helped originate a music genre rooted in folk, jazz, and blues that influenced rock and roll and modern country music
  • Bob Wills was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1968 and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999, and was named one of the 40 Greatest Men in Country Music by Country Music Television
  • Bob Wills' family contributed his archival and artifacts collection to the Oklahoma Historical Society for display at the forthcoming OKPOP Museum across from Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa
  • Oklahoma Senate thanks the Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma Arts Council, and Oklahoma Film and Music Office for their partnership in presenting Bob Wills Day at the Capitol, with resolution copies distributed to each organization's executive director

Legislative Description

Resolution; recognizing March 10 as Bob Wills Day at the Capitol.

Last Action

Enrolled, filed with Secretary of State

3/11/2025

Full Bill Text

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