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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives wish to recognize the musical group, the Dells, |
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| on their induction into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame on March |
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| 15, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, The Dells are the "grandaddies" of Rythm and Blues |
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| harmony; they are the group many others have attempted to |
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| emulate but none have surpassed; and
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| WHEREAS, Initially known as the El-Rays, the group was |
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| formed in 1952 at Thornton Township High School in Harvey, |
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| Illinois; they have maintained unchanging personnel for the |
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| past 39 years: lead baritone Marvin Junior, lead tenor Johnny |
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| Carter, second tenor Verne Allison, baritone Michael McGill, |
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| and basso Chuck Barksdale; from Carter's chirping highs to |
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| Barksdale's resonant lows, the Chicago-based quintet continues |
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| to set the standard for top-to-bottom male harmony, and |
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| Junior's robust voice remains among the most powerful and |
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| urgent instruments in the annals of soul music; and
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| WHEREAS, Between 1956 and 1992, the Dells had a total of 46 |
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| hits on Billboard's R&B singles chart, including such classics |
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| as "Oh, What a Night," "Stay in My Corner," "Always Together," |
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| and "Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation"; they have their first |
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| new album in eight years, Reminiscing, on Volt Records, a |
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| division if Fantasy, Inc., with a current artist roster that |
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| boasts such other old school soul greats as the Delfonics, the |
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| Dramatics, and Brenda Holloway; and
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| WHEREAS, Today, 50 years after their inception, the Dells |
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| continue to headline concert halls and nightclubs around the |
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| globe; and
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| WHEREAS, The Nineteenth Annual Induction Ceremony will be |