Illinois HR 847: CONGRATS-DAVE AND MARIE UNES

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HR0847LRB104 21557 ECR 36965 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The City of Chicago is globally revered as the 

3"Blues Capital of the World", a title earned through a century 

4of cultural innovation, resilience, and the electrification of 

5the human spirit; and

6 WHEREAS, The roots of this legacy lie in the Great 

7Migration, during which approximately six million African 

8Americans moved from the rural South to the North between 1916 

9and 1970, bringing the Delta blues to the Near West and South 

10Sides of Chicago; and

11 WHEREAS, The Chicago blues sound, heard over the 

12industrial din of a bustling metropolis, began to emerge from 

13the historic Maxwell Street Market and local rent parties, 

14characterized by the electric guitar and amplified harmonica, 

15which eventually gave birth to rock and roll, soul, and R&B 

16music; and

17 WHEREAS, This musical revolution was anchored by legendary 

18figures, such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Willie Dixon, 

19Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Memphis Minnie, and 

20it was facilitated by pioneering labels, including Chess 

21Records at 2120 South Michigan Avenue; and

HR0847- 2 -LRB104 21557 ECR 36965 r

1 WHEREAS, Eight-time Grammy Award winner and living legend 

2Buddy Guy recently testified before the Chicago City Council, 

3noting that while cities such as Nashville, Memphis, and New 

4Orleans have erected monuments to their musical icons, Chicago 

5has yet to build a statue or monument worthy of the artists who 

6made the City a global cultural destination; and

7 WHEREAS, Many blues advocates, including Executive 

8Director Diamond M. Dixon of Chicago Blues Revival, have been 

9emphasizing that statues will not matter without a serious 

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