On the recordJuly 24, 1998
I rise with him to recognize the Mississippi Concert Singers and their accomplishment. They come from the University of Mississippi, the same place where the new director of the National Endowment for Humanities, Dr. William Ferris, the author of the Encyclopedia of Southern Culture. In Mississippi, where we have the tradition of being the birthplace of blues, of rock and roll, and in my district, Meridian, the birthplace of country music with the grandfather of country music, Jimmy Rogers. And today we celebrate our additional contribution to our State's culture and our Nation's culture to the world, the Mississippi Choral Singers, and the great achievement that they have won by being the first American choir to win this preeminent distinction and competition in Rome. So I rise with the gentleman from Mississippi and to acknowledge and to appreciate this great accomplishment.
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