NO. R-307. JOINT RESOLUTION congratulating 2002 Grammy Award winner Dan Tyminski.
(J.R.H. 228)
Offered by: Representatives Baker of West Rutland, Crowley of West Rutland, Hooker of Rutland City, Adams of Hartland, Alfano of Calais, Allaire of Rutland City, Amidon of Charlotte, Anderson of Woodstock, Angell of Randolph, Aswad of Burlington, Atkins of Winooski, Audette of South Burlington, Barney of Highgate, Bohi of Hartford, Bolduc of Barton, Bolognani of Readsboro, Bostic of St. Johnsbury, Bourdeau of Hyde Park, Carey of Chester, Clark of St. Johnsbury, Cleland of Northfield, Connell of Warren, Crawford of Burke, Dakin of Colchester, DePoy of Rutland City, Donovan of Burlington, Doyle of Richmond, Duffy of Rutland City, Endres of Milton, Flory of Pittsford, Follett of Springfield, Freed of Dorset, George of Middlebury, Goodridge of Albany, Grad of Moretown, Haas of Rutland City, Hall of Newport City, Heath of Westford, Hingtgen of Burlington, Houston of Ferrisburgh, Hudson of Lyndon, Johnson of Canaan, Kainen of Hartford, Kennedy of Chelsea, Ketchum of Bethel, Kilmartin of Newport City, Kirker of Essex, Kiss of Burlington, Krawczyk of Bennington, LaBarge of Grand Isle, Larose of Richford, Larrabee of Danville, LaVoie of Swanton, Lippert of Hinesburg, Little of Shelburne, Livingston of Manchester, Mann of Leicester, Marron of Stowe, Maslack of Poultney, Masland of Thetford, Mazur of South Burlington, Metzger of Milton, Molloy of Arlington, Morrissey of Bennington, Mullin of Rutland Town, Myers of Essex, Nitka of Ludlow, O'Donnell of Vernon, Obuchowski of Rockingham, Otterman of Topsham, Palmer of Pownal, Paquin of Fairfax, Partridge of Windham, Peaslee of Guildhall, Pembroke of Bennington, Pike of Mendon, Quaid of Williston, Randall of Bradford, Rogers of Castleton, Rosenquist of Georgia, Rusten of Halifax, Schaefer of Colchester, Scribner of Bristol, Seibert of Norwich, Shaw of Derby, Sheltra of Derby, Smith of New Haven, Stevens of Essex, Sweaney of Windsor, Sweetser of Essex, Symington of Jericho, Tracy of Burlington, Valliere of Barre City, Vincent of Waterbury, Webster of Brattleboro, Westman of Cambridge, Wheeler of Burlington, Winters of Swanton, Winters of Williamstown, Wood of Brandon, Woodward of Johnson and Wright of Burlington.
Whereas, Dan Tyminski, a West Rutland native, has risen to the pinnacle of country and bluegrass music as a multitalented and award‑winning instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and recording engineer, and
Whereas, for over a decade, he has continued to win recognition as a star on the country music scene, and
Whereas, in 1991, the Lonesome River Band, of which he was a member, won the International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) Album of the Year award, and
Whereas, Dan Tyminski’s musical career reached a new plateau after he switched to the Nashville‑based band, Alison Krauss & Union Station (for which he acquired his first guitar), which has since won four Grammy Awards, and
Whereas, in 2000, Dan Tyminski released an enormously successful solo album, entitled “Carry Me Across the Mountain,” reflecting, in part, his youth in the Green Mountain state, and he performed at the newly‑reopened Paramount Theatre in Rutland, and
Whereas, the year 2001 was an extraordinary testimony to Dan Tyminski’s musical talents as he earned four IBMA honors, including an individual award as “Male Vocalist of the Year” and group recognition for the Soundtrack Album of the Year for “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”, Single of the Year for the album’s recording of “I Am a Man Of Constant Sorrow,” and Instrumental Album of the Year for “Knee Deep in Bluegrass: The Acutab Sessions,” and
Whereas, on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 Dan’s musical genius was once again recognized as he won, along with fellow Soggy Bottom Boys’ members Harley Allen and Pat Enright, the 2002 Grammy Award for best country collaboration with vocals for the group’s stirring rendition of “I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow” from the “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” Movie Soundtrack, and
Whereas, this Vermont native’s remarkable success as a premier country music performer is a tribute to his outstanding talent and melodic ingenuity, now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly is pleased to congratulate native Vermonter Dan Tyminski on winning the 2002 Grammy Award for best country collaboration with vocals, and be it further
Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to Dan Tyminski in Ferrum, Virginia.