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RESOLUTION NO. 06-244
A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MR. ROBERT
LOCKWOOD, JR. AS A LIVING LEGEND AND
WELCOMING HIM TO ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida, has made the following determinations:
1. America's extraordinary and diverse musical heri tage
reflects the remarkable cultural and artistic history of our nation
through blues music.
2. The struggles of black Americans for freedom and equali ty
found expression in African tribal chants and work songs that
eventually evolved into a style of music that came to be known as
blues.
3. Blues music is commonly accepted as the most important
form of American rots music, with its impact heard in other music
forms such as jazz, rock & roll, rhythm & blues, country, hip hop
& rap.
4. The blues, with its origin in the Mississippi and
Arkansas Delta region of the United States, is now celebrated with
hundreds of festivals in the United States and around the world as
well as the release and sale annually of millions of records.
5. Blues musicians from America, whether young or old,
female or male, are now recognized and respected worldwide as
unique and important ambassadors of America and its music.
6. It is important to reflect on the rich and distinctive
history of so many talented artists, that we recognize and
celebrate the major contributions that black musicians have made to
the history of American music and their influence on numerous forms
of music internationally.
7. Among living blues music legends, none are more important
and more respected than Mr. Robert Lockwood, Jr. Mr. Lockwood has
been performing actively since the 1930's and still tours
nationally and internationally at the age of 91. Additionally, Mr.
Lockwood has received numerous academic, music, and civic awards
including proclamations of "Robert Lockwood, Jr. Day" in the ci ties
of Cleveland and Pittsburgh as well as induction into the Blues
Music Hall of Fame.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby recognize Mr. Robert Lockwood, Jr.
as a living legend; and welcomes him to St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board urges the citizens of St. Lucie County to see
Mr. Robert Lockwood, Jr. perform during the National Bikers Roundup
to be held in August, 2006.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 18th day of July, 2006.
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