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,h4 ,,res4 #ajia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(    
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ba1 #bjbj,ms4 
,norton submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,ov]sight & ,re=m  ,,resolution         
,express+ support = ! designation (     
,augu/ #bb1 #bjbj1 z national ,*uck     
,br[n ,day & honor+ 8 contributions to  
music & to ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4      
,:]eas ,*uck ,br[n is kn[n z ! ,godfa!r 
( ,g-,g because he 0 ! major ar*itect ( 
! musical g5re kn[n z g-g1 a unique mix 
( funk1 s\l1 & ,lat9 p>ty s\nds2 ,:]eas 
,*uck ,br[n1 :o 0 born on ,augu/ #bb1   
#aicf1 & pass$ away at ! age ( #ge on   
,may #af1 #bjab1 0 a resid5t ( !        
,di/rict ( ,columbia mo/ ( 8 life2      
,:]eas ,*uck ,br[n1 :o taught himself to
 play guit>1 became a virtuoso s+]1     
songwrit]1 guit>i/1 & b& lead]2 ,:]eas  
,*uck ,br[n's g-g beat gave ! ,di/rict (
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 rem9ds ! ,nation t ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc1 has 
always be5 ! homet[n ( tal5t$ arti/s1   

among !m ,duke ,ell+ton & ,m>v9 ,gaye2  
,:]eas ,*uck ,br[n's musical catalogue  
spans #bb /udio albums ov] #c decades2  
,:]eas ,*uck ,br[n's hit ,bu/9' ,loose1 
) 8 gr\p1 ! ,s\l ,se>*]s1 0 ! top song  
on ! ,billbo>d ,top #ajj ,r,b ,*>t = #d 
weeks 9 #aigi2 ,:]eas ,*uck ,br[n e>n$ a
 ,grammy nom9ation 9 #bjaj = ! song     
,love1 f 8 album entitl$ ,we ,got ,?is1 
& 0 aw>d$ a ,national ,end[m5t = ! ,arts
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,:]eas ,*uck ,br[n's g-g has be5 pass$ f
 g5]ation to g5]ation ) undim9i%$       
popul>ity2 ,:]eas ,*uck ,br[n influ5c$  
jazz1 rap1 & g-g musicians1 su* z ! b&s 
,tr\ble ,funk1 ,r>e ,ess5ce1 & ,exp]i5ce
 ,unlimit$ 7also kn[n z ,e4,u472 ,:]eas 
,*uck ,br[n 0 s committ$ to secur+      
/atehood & equal vot+ rights = !        
resid5ts ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia t he  
play$ a conc]t on a v hot1 humid day on 
! ,unit$ ,/ates ,capitol ,gr\nds 9      
#bjaj2 ,:]eas ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia has
 nam$ a /reet locat$ ne> ! hi/oric1     
mod]niz$ ,h[>d ,!atre = ,*uck ,br[n2    

,:]eas ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia has nam$ a
 p>k locat$ at #bija #bj? ,/reet1 ,,ne1 
= ,*uck ,br[n2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbj1 g-g 0   
designat$ z ! (ficial music ( ! ,di/rict
 ( ,columbia2 ,:]eas g-g s]ves z ! s\nd 
track = ! ,don't ,mute ,d4,c4 movem5t2  
,:]eas ,*uck ,br[n is admir$ = hav+ ris5
 f humble beg9n+s & ov]com+ "t 9 prison 
to become a devot$ fa!r & family man2   
,:]eas ,*uck ,br[n 0 a great1           
multital5t$ musician :o br\ght joy ?r\gh
 8 music1 nev] /opp+ until 8 dea?2 &    
,:]eas ,augu/ #bb1 #bjbj1 is ,*uck      
,br[n's bir?day3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives supports !      
designation ( 8,*uck ,br[n ,day01 &     
honors ,*uck ,br[n's contributions to   
music & to ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia4