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,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjai,ms4 
,jackson ,lee submitt$ ! foll[+ jo9t    
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,jo9t           
,,resolution  ,express+ support =       
designation ( ,septemb] #bjai z ,gospel 
,music ,h]itage ,mon? & honor+ gospel   
music = its valuable & long/&+          
contributions to ! culture ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates4  ,:]eas gospel music is a belov$
 art =m unique to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1      
spann+ decades1 g5]ations1 & races2     
,:]eas gospel music is "o ( ! corn]/ones
 ( ! musical tradition ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 & has gr[n beyond its roots to a*ieve  
pop-culture & hi/orical relevance2      
,:]eas gospel music has spread beyond   
its geographic orig9s to t\* audi5ces   
ar\nd ! _w2 ,:]eas ! hi/ory ( gospel    
music c be trac$ to multiple & div]se   
influ5ces & f\ndations1 includ+         
,african-,am]ican spirituals t bl5d$    
div]se elem5ts f ,african music &       

melodic influ5ces f ,iri% folk songs &  
hymns1 & gospel music ultimately borr[$ 
f uniquely ,am]ican musical /yles1      
includ+ ragtime1 jazz1 & blues2 ,:]eas t
 tradition ( div]sity rema9s today1 z ! 
influ5ce ( gospel music c be f\nd infus$
 9 all =ms ( secul> music1 includ+ rock 
& roll1 c\ntry1 s\l1 rhy?m & blues1 &   
c\ntless o!r /yles2 ,:]eas ! legacy (   
gospel music includes "s ( ! mo/        
memorable voices & musical pione]s 9 !  
hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 su* z ,?omas  
,dorsey1 ,mahalia ,jackson1 ,james      
,vaughan1 ,rob]ta ,m>t91 ,virgil ,/amps1
 ,diana ,wa%+ton1 ,/amps ,qu>tet1 ,!    
,highway ,q,cs1 ,! ,/atesm51 ,! ,s\l    
,/irr]s1 ,po9t ( ,grace1 ,smokie        
,norful1 ,t]ry ,woods1 ,james ,clevel&1 
,billy ,ray ,he>ns1 ,rex ,humb>d1 ,joe  
,ligon & ,! ,mighty ,cl\ds ( ,joy1 ,kirk
 ,frankl91 ,v4 ,mi*ael ,mc,kay1 ,!ola   
,book]1 ,yol&a ,adams1 ,edw9 & ,walt]   
,hawk9s1 ,s&i ,patty1 ,! ,w9ans1 ,ka?y  
,taylor1 ,mavis ,/aples & ! ,/aple      
,s+]s1 & ,br5da ,wat]s1 ,c>l ,prea*]1   

,%irley ,jo9] ( ,b1 ,c  ,s2 ,:]eas _m ( 
! bigge/ names 9 music em]g$ f ! gospel 
music tradition or h record$ gospel     
music1 includ+ ,sam ,cooke1 ,al ,gre51  
,elvis ,presley1 ,m>v9 ,gaye1 ,are?a    
,frankl91 ,:itney ,h\/on1 ,little       
,ri*>d1 ,ray ,*>les1 ,buddy ,holly1     
,alan ,jackson1 ,dolly ,p>ton1 ,m>iah   
,c>ey1 ,bob ,dylan1 & ,r&y ,travis2     
,:]eas1 reg>dless ( _! musical /yles1 ^?
 arti/s & s _m m h turn$ to gospel music
 z ! s\rce & inspiration = _! music1 :i*
 has blurr$ ! b\nd>ies betwe5 secul> &  
gospel music2 ,:]eas1 beyond its        
contribution to ! musical tradition ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates1 gospel music has provid$ 
a cultural & musical backdrop across all
 ( ma9/ream m$ia1 f hit television s]ies
 to major ,hollywood motion pictures1   
includ+ ,am]ican ,idol1 ,h]oes1 ,danc+ )
 ! ,/>s1 ,o ,bro!r1 ,:]e ,art ,?\81     
,si/] ,act1 ,! ,prea*]'s ,wife1 ,evan   
,almighty1 & m2 ,:]eas gospel music has 
a huge audi5ce ar\nd ! c\ntry & ar\nd ! 
_w1 a te/am5t to ! univ]sal appeal ( a  

hi/orical ,am]ican art =m t bo? inspires
 & ent]ta9s across racial1 e?nic1       
religi\s1 & geographic b\nd>ies2 &      
,:]eas ,septemb] #bjai w\ld be an       
appropriate mon? to designate z ,gospel 
,music ,h]itage ,mon?3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ,congress supports ! designation (   
,gospel ,music ,h]itage ,mon?1 :i* w\ld 
recognize ! contributions to ! culture (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates d]iv$ f ! ri* h]itage (
 gospel music & gospel music arti/s4