Full Text of HR0769 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Illinois native | 4 | | and country music recording artist Brett Eldredge on the | 5 | | release of his new album, "Illinois"; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Brett Eldredge was born and raised in Paris, | 7 | | Illinois; his parents are Robin and Christopher Eldredge; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Brett Eldredge attended Elmhurst College in | 9 | | Elmhurst; after visiting Nashville to see his cousin perform, | 10 | | he transferred to Tennessee State University where he studied | 11 | | country music vocalists such as George Jones, Ray Price, and | 12 | | Vince Gill; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Brett Eldredge co-wrote "I Think I've Had Enough" | 14 | | with country music artist Gary Allan; in 2010, he released his | 15 | | first single, "Raymond", which debuted at Number 52 on the Hot | 16 | | Country Songs chart for the week ending October 16, 2010; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Brett Eldredge has had 3 Number 1 singles from his | 18 | | 2013 debut album "Bring You Back": "Don't Ya", "Beat of the | 19 | | Music", and "Mean to Me"; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, On September 11, 2015, Brett Eldredge released a |
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| 1 | | new album, titled "Illinois", which includes the song | 2 | | "Illinois"; according to Mr. Eldredge, the song is meant to | 3 | | capture the essence of what home really means; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 | | congratulate Brett Eldredge on the release of his new album, | 7 | | "Illinois", and honor him for his success in the world of | 8 | | country music and his strong connection to the State of | 9 | | Illinois; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Brett Eldredge as a symbol of our admiration and | 12 | | respect for all of his success in country music and for his | 13 | | contributions to the State of Illinois.
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