[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 58 (Friday, May 12, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E819]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO EDDY ARNOLD

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 11, 2006

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to take a moment 
today to honor Eddy Arnold on his 88th birthday.
  I'm fortune enough to call him a friend and neighbor, but like so 
many Americans, I'm also a fan of his wonderful musical talent.
  Raised on a Tennessee farm, the ``Tennessee Plowboy'' started playing 
guitar at ten and he's been entertaining us all ever since.
  He shattered the country and pop charts with 28 number one hits. And 
he proved that a beautiful song never gets old with hits like ``You 
Don't Know Me.''
  Eddy's songs spanned 5 decades. Whether you saw him at the Grand Ole 
Opry, watched Eddy Arnold Time on television, or heard one of his songs 
just the other day on the radio--there's no mistaking that Eddy Arnold 
is an American icon and we wish him all the best on his birthday.

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