Milwaukee Professionals Association

100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BLUES RECOGNITION

CFNBA CELEBRATES,

PROCLAMATION

Calendar No. 567
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 316
Designating the year beginning February 1, 2003, as the ‘Year of the Blues’.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

August 1, 2002
Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. THOMPSON, Mr. FRIST, Ms. CANTWELL, and Mrs. MURRAY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

September 5, 2002
Reported by Mr. LEAHY, without amendment

RESOLUTION
Designating the year beginning February 1, 2003, as the ‘Year of the Blues’.

Whereas blues music is the most influential form of American roots music, with its impact heard around the world in rock and roll, jazz, rhythm and blues, country, and even classical music;

Whereas the blues is a national historic treasure, which needs to be preserved, studied, and documented for future generations;

Whereas the blues is an important documentation of African-American culture in the twentieth century;

Whereas the various forms of the blues document twentieth-century American history during the Great Depression and in the areas of race relations, pop culture, and the migration of the United States from a rural, agricultural society to an urban, industrialized Nation;

Whereas the blues is the most celebrated form of American roots music, with hundreds of festivals held and millions of new or reissued blues albums released each year in the United States;

Whereas the blues and blues musicians from the United States, whether old or new, male or female, are recognized and revered worldwide as unique and important ambassadors of the United States and its music;

Whereas it is important to educate the young people of the United States to understand that the music that they listen to today has its roots and traditions in the blues;

Whereas there are many living legends of the blues in the United States who need to be recognized and to have their story captured and preserved for future generations; and

Whereas the year 2003 is the centennial anniversary of when W.C. Handy, a classically-trained musician, heard the blues for the first time, in a train station in Mississippi, thus enabling him to compose the first blues music to distribute throughout the United States, which led to him being named ‘Father of the Blues’: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Senate—
1. designates the year beginning February 1, 2003, as the ‘Year of the Blues’; and

2. requests that the President issue a proclamation calling on the people of the United States to observe the ‘Year of the Blues’ with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and educational programs.

.....The History of the Blues & Classic Blues Music is CFNBA tribute to the World of Blues and its 100th Birthday.

PLACE
M & M LOUNGE
1848 W. Fond du Lac Avenue

TIME
5:30pm - 9:00pm

.....Dates: November 5, 12, 19, 26, December 3, 10, 17, and 24.


To be Announced(place and time)
.....Putting Blues in Kwanzaa – December 26th thru December 31st .

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100th Blues Anniversary

YEAR OF THE BLUES