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Senate Resolution 463

Congressional Record for August 9, 1986
pp. 20406-7

SENATE RESOLUTION 463-RECOGNIZING WILLIAM SMITH "BILL" MONROE ON HIS SEVENTY-FIFTH BIRTHDAY

Mr BYRD. Mr. President I send a resolution to the desk on behalf of myself, Mr. Sasser and Mr. Gore and ask for immediate consideration.

The PRESIDING OFFICER. The resolution will be stated.

The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

S. RES. 463

  Whereas September 13, 1986 is the seventy-five birthday of the father of bluegrass music, William Smith "Bill" Monroe:
  Whereas Mr. Monroe has been an innovator, creator, shaper, performer and promoter of a genre in music which was developed in a particular region of the United States, the upper South;
  Whereas Mr. Monroe's music is national in scope, is a part of American culture and is now being shared internationally;
  Whereas since 1938, Mr. Monroe and his "Blue Grass Boys", a band that has served as a training ground for most of the leading musicians in bluegrass music, have provided entertainment and sustenance to Americans from all walks of life;
  Whereas Mr. Monroe has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1939, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame since 1969, and has gone from pioneer to patriarch of this popular and important style of American music; and
  Whereas as a musician, showman, composer, and teacher, Mr. Monroe has become a cultural figure and force of signal importance in our time; Now, therefore, be it
  Resolved, That the United States Senate recognizes and honors William Smith "Bill" Monroe for his many contributions to American culture and music, and his many years of helping the American people to enjoy themselves, and extends its best wishes to "Bill" Monroe on the occasion of his seventy-fifth birthday.
  Sec. 2, The Secretary of the Senate is authorized to transmit a copy of this resolution to William Smith "Bill" Monroe.

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, as I suppose as the U.S. Senate's foremost admirer and lover of Bluegrass music and as a friend of Bill Monroe, as one who has been listening to Bill Monroe's Bluegrass music for almost close to 50 years, as one who has been listening to the "Grand Ole Opry" for more than 50 years, I would like to say that Erma and I join with the two Senators from Tennessee who are co-sponsors of this resolution, and all Senators on both sides of the aisle in wishing Bill Monroe not only a very happy 75th birthday, but also many, many more happy birthdays.
  Mr. President, I hope Bill Monroe will be able to continue with his Blue Grass Boys, Bluegrass songs, Bluegrass music to inspire the Nation, old and young, with that music from the Tennessee hills, and may God's blessing continue to be on him as he provides this great recreational music for all the people in the hill country. May we all continue to be inspired by him.
  I hope that I may be able to learn a few more tunes from Bill Monroe and The Blue Grass Boys before I lay down my fiddle and bow.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. President, I join in the expression of congratulations to Bill Monroe and would say that even though I believe he is a mandolin player, and the Democratic leader is a fiddle player, I am sure that music is important. I believe one of the greatest pieces was Uncle Pen if I recall. We even caught that in Wyoming where we had a bluegrass group called Joe Bananas and the Bunch, Music with Appeal.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the resolution.
  The resolution (S. Res. 263) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, I move to reconsider the vote by which the resolution was agreed to.
  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. President, does the Democratic leader have any further business?
  Mr. BYRD. I thank the acting majority leader. No I do not.




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