[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 182 (Wednesday, November 30, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2141]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    2011 EMISSARIES OF MEMPHIS MUSIC

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 30, 2011

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, Tennessee is the home to country music 
and the blues. Music is in the very fiber of our being, and we are 
proud to continually showcase the thousands of singers, songwriters, 
performers, producers, and music industry professionals that call 
Tennessee ``home.'' I rise today to honor eight such professionals 
whose talents have made Memphis' musical heritage the soundtrack of 
America.
  Barbara Blue, Dani, Lil Rounds, Dawn Hopkins, Valerie June, Amy 
LaVere, Sheri Jones Moffett, and JoJo Jefferies were named recently as 
the 2011 Emissaries of Memphis Music. Honored for their contributions 
to the culture of music that is uniquely Tennessean and uniquely 
American, these eight women are deserving of praise. I ask my 
colleagues to join with me in honoring the Emissaries of Memphis Music 
and thank all of those who add their distinct notes to the musical 
history of Tennessee.

                          ____________________