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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING THE 2018 INDUCTEES INTO THE RHODE ISLAND MUSIC HALL

OF FAME

     

     Introduced By: Senators Nesselbush, Crowley, Conley, Cano, and Raptakis

     Date Introduced: May 23, 2018

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

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     WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame is a nonprofit corporation that was

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organized exclusively for charitable purposes. The Hall is dedicated "to celebrating, honoring,

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and preserving the legacy of Rhode Island musicians, educators, and industry professionals who

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have made significant contributions to the national and Rhode Island music scene"; and

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     WHEREAS, Annually, The Hall conducts an election of inductees from a list of

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nominees submitted by the organization's Nominating Committee. Inductees are from all genres

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of music and all aspects of the music industry, including artists, writers, producers, media,

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educators, promoters and business executives. The final awardees are approved by a vote of the

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Hall's Board of Directors; and

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     WHEREAS, In addition, the Hall supports programs and services to promote and

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strengthen Rhode Island's current and future music scene with the goal of ensuring that "music

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continues to play an important role in the lives of all Rhode Islanders"; and

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     WHEREAS, The 2018 Inductees into the Rhode Island Hall of Fame have brought joy to

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thousands of fans in Rhode Island through their creativity and talents and have earned our much-

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deserved recognition and praise; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby congratulates John Chan, Mike Renzi, Tom Ghent, Lloyd Kaplan, Andrew Polin, Bob

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Morrissey, LeRoy Bennett, James Montgomery, and posthumously Paul Murphy and David Blue,

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on their induction into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame. We are delighted that the musical

 

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accomplishments of these Ocean State icons will be celebrated, honored, and permanently

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preserved. We furthermore wish all of the inductees many more years of harmony, happiness and

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good health; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to John Chan, Mike Renzi, Tom Ghent, Lloyd

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Kaplan, Andrew Polin, Bob Morrissey, LeRoy Bennett, and James Montgomery.

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