94-26307. Country Music Month, 1994  

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                            Presidential Documents 
    
    
    
                    Proclamation 6742 of October 14, 1994
    
     
    
    Country Music Month, 1994
    
                    By the President of the United States of America
    
                    A Proclamation
    
                    Country music is a distinctly American treasure, 
                    drawing on the deepest cultural roots of our Nation's 
                    people. It reflects a storytelling impulse born of 
                    mountain balladry and cowboy songs. It combines an 
                    exciting instrumental texture of string bands and jazz 
                    orchestras, a heartfelt vocal style of religious and 
                    blues singing, and a contagious rhythm that inspires 
                    dancing in listeners of all ages.
    
                    The emotions of the myriad peaks and valleys of life 
                    find a vibrant voice in country music. Relating 
                    experiences all of us share, these songs boast a long 
                    and proud tradition in our national heritage. For the 
                    better part of our history, country music's many 
                    talented singers and songwriters from across the land 
                    have touched the hearts and minds of our citizens--
                    rural and urban, rich and poor, young and old. Today, 
                    this wonderful art form is enjoyed and celebrated 
                    around the world as a uniquely American gift.
    
                    This month, we pause to commend and to appreciate the 
                    efforts of singers, songwriters, musicians, and all 
                    those in this thriving industry who work to maintain 
                    the vitality of the country music legacy.
    
                    The Congress, by Public Law 103-107, has designated 
                    October 1994 as ``Country Music Month'' and has 
                    authorized and requested the President to issue a 
                    proclamation in observance of this month. I urge all 
                    Americans to join me in recognizing the rich 
                    contributions that country music has made to our 
                    cultural heritage.
    
                    NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                    United States of America, do hereby proclaim October 
                    1994 as Country Music Month.
    
                    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                    fourteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                    nineteen hundred and ninety-four, and of the 
                    Independence of the United States of America the two 
                    hundred and nineteenth.
    
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    [FR Doc. 94-26307
    Filed 10-19-94; 1:38 pm]
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Document Information

Published:
10/21/1994
Department:
Executive Office of the President
Entry Type:
Presidential Document
Document Type:
Proclamation
Document Number:
94-26307
Pages:
53035-53035 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: October 21, 1994
EOCitation:
of 1994-10-14