[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10756]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING MABON ``TEENIE'' HODGES

  (Mr. COHEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the life of an outstanding 
guitarist, songwriter, singer, and legendary Memphis musician, Mabon 
Hodges, better known as ``Teenie'' Hodges, who passed away in Dallas 
just yesterday.
  Teenie started playing the guitar at age 12, and he and his brothers 
were part of the Hi Rhythm Section, which was part of Royal Studios and 
Hi Records music that produced Al Green and Otis Clay and others, a 
great part of the Memphis sound in the seventies under Willie Mitchell, 
a great producer and great musician himself.
  Willie Mitchell kind of adopted Teenie and taught him something about 
playing guitar and helped him in his career. Willie's grandson, Boo 
Mitchell, now runs that studio.
  Teenie has been a part of it in the heart of the Hi Rhythm Section, 
which is well known throughout the world. He cowrote, with Al Green, 
``Love and Happiness'' and ``Take Me to the River'' and other great 
tunes.
  He continued playing through the spring. He fell ill with emphysema, 
which he had for years, but the emphysema got so strong that he had to 
be taken to the hospital in Dallas this spring, and then he passed away 
from emphysema. Services will be held in Memphis next week.
  I was a friend of Teenie's. He was a great Memphian, a wonderful 
spirit, and a great talent. All of Memphis will miss him, and all of us 
in the country appreciate his great music and contribution to our 
culture.

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