T. Tex Edwards
@ttexed.bsky.social
Mostly old music, art & lit. Occasional blogger. Dallas native living in Austin. Retired entertainer. I stick to art & gardening now…
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T. Tex Edwards
@ttexed.bsky.social
· Nov 9
The Loafin' Hyenas album (from 1990) is finally available again, now on Bandcamp. ttexedwards.bandcamp.com/album/the-lo...
'The Loafin' Hyenas, photographed by Margot Reyes. Hollywood, California, 1990....
'The Loafin' Hyenas, photographed by Margot Reyes. Hollywood, California, 1990....
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Jimmy Reed : You Got Me Dizzy (1956)
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youtube.com/watch?v=tdpW...
February 14, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Jimmy Reed : You Got Me Dizzy (1956)
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youtube.com/watch?v=tdpW...
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For the heads that dig their Garage Rock amateur and enthusiastic check out “what about you”.
That this has not been comp’d and is not more well known is wild.
That this has not been comp’d and is not more well known is wild.
Goldband usually released cajun, country, and swamp pop stuff but this record is none of those. It’s three brothers and sounds really great to me. Just added audio here: dollarcountry.org/items/show/3...
This is also my first experiment with audio watermarking.
This is also my first experiment with audio watermarking.
Patrick, Mike, Jeff The Richard Brothers - Be On Our Way Tomorrow / What About You · Dollar Country
Dollar Country is a radio show hosted by Frank the Drifter. It primarily features country 45's that I find in dollar bins around the country. Featuring everything from old hits to b-sides, common reco...
dollarcountry.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM
For the heads that dig their Garage Rock amateur and enthusiastic check out “what about you”.
That this has not been comp’d and is not more well known is wild.
That this has not been comp’d and is not more well known is wild.
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The complete TOTP performances (in sequence) of The Jam and its fascinating to watch them go from Matching suits (went on longer than you think) a patch were Bruce was like the frontman to the leap of the All Mod Cons era, then from a three piece to Kool & the gang sized.
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The Jam | Complete Top Of The Pops | 1977 - 1982 ★
YouTube video by The Paul Weller Archive
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February 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM
The complete TOTP performances (in sequence) of The Jam and its fascinating to watch them go from Matching suits (went on longer than you think) a patch were Bruce was like the frontman to the leap of the All Mod Cons era, then from a three piece to Kool & the gang sized.
youtu.be/YK_MRM-PafA?...
youtu.be/YK_MRM-PafA?...
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When People Gave Anti-Valentine’s Day Cards: Revisit the “Vinegar Valentines” That Spread Ridicule and Contempt
When People Gave Anti-Valentine’s Day Cards: Revisit the “Vinegar Valentines” That Spread Ridicule and Contempt
Krampus—the Christmas “half goat, half demon” of Germanic folklore—has become a figure of some fascination in popular culture recently. We might call the appetite for this “anti-St.
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February 14, 2026 at 12:00 AM
When People Gave Anti-Valentine’s Day Cards: Revisit the “Vinegar Valentines” That Spread Ridicule and Contempt
Here's a tune called MOVE IT that Mike Haskins & I wrote for Tex & the Saddletramps back in 1981 that has subsequently been covered a couple of times more.
(Audio of all three versions are below and in comments)
Move It · Tex & the Saddletramps
youtu.be/KUIl7JFFVGM
(Audio of all three versions are below and in comments)
Move It · Tex & the Saddletramps
youtu.be/KUIl7JFFVGM
Move It
YouTube video by T. Tex Edwards - Topic
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February 14, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Here's a tune called MOVE IT that Mike Haskins & I wrote for Tex & the Saddletramps back in 1981 that has subsequently been covered a couple of times more.
(Audio of all three versions are below and in comments)
Move It · Tex & the Saddletramps
youtu.be/KUIl7JFFVGM
(Audio of all three versions are below and in comments)
Move It · Tex & the Saddletramps
youtu.be/KUIl7JFFVGM
Idle Race Debora (Full Version Live)
youtu.be/bP2x6Hoc1nc
"Very exclusive live recording of this cover of the T Rex song. Recorded Live in 1969. Listen with attention to some of the riffs by Jeff Lynne."...
youtu.be/bP2x6Hoc1nc
"Very exclusive live recording of this cover of the T Rex song. Recorded Live in 1969. Listen with attention to some of the riffs by Jeff Lynne."...
Idle Race Debora Full Version Live
YouTube video by elodevi
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February 14, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Idle Race Debora (Full Version Live)
youtu.be/bP2x6Hoc1nc
"Very exclusive live recording of this cover of the T Rex song. Recorded Live in 1969. Listen with attention to some of the riffs by Jeff Lynne."...
youtu.be/bP2x6Hoc1nc
"Very exclusive live recording of this cover of the T Rex song. Recorded Live in 1969. Listen with attention to some of the riffs by Jeff Lynne."...
The Wheel of the Quivering Meat Conception (with Steve Allen) · Jack Kerouac
youtu.be/pZpfXBwsINc
Poetry for the Beat Generation
℗ 1959 Hanover Records
youtu.be/pZpfXBwsINc
Poetry for the Beat Generation
℗ 1959 Hanover Records
The Wheel of the Quivering Meat Conception (with Steve Allen)
YouTube video by Jack Kerouac - Topic
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February 14, 2026 at 2:21 AM
The Wheel of the Quivering Meat Conception (with Steve Allen) · Jack Kerouac
youtu.be/pZpfXBwsINc
Poetry for the Beat Generation
℗ 1959 Hanover Records
youtu.be/pZpfXBwsINc
Poetry for the Beat Generation
℗ 1959 Hanover Records
Wild & Blue , John Anderson , 1982 Vinyl
youtu.be/N5YDsSymPk4
'John's sister Donna Kay Anderson sings the background vocals.'
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'John's sister Donna Kay Anderson sings the background vocals.'
Wild & Blue , John Anderson , 1982 Vinyl
YouTube video by Wicker Bill
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February 14, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Wild & Blue , John Anderson , 1982 Vinyl
youtu.be/N5YDsSymPk4
'John's sister Donna Kay Anderson sings the background vocals.'
youtu.be/N5YDsSymPk4
'John's sister Donna Kay Anderson sings the background vocals.'
The Mauraders - "Motorcycle Bug"
youtu.be/omUgrtbBmOU
'Early 1960s primitive Rockabilly instrumental with no label name. It is a Rite pressing.'
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'Early 1960s primitive Rockabilly instrumental with no label name. It is a Rite pressing.'
The Mauraders - primitive Rockabilly instrumental
YouTube video by tallmark
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February 14, 2026 at 1:51 AM
The Mauraders - "Motorcycle Bug"
youtu.be/omUgrtbBmOU
'Early 1960s primitive Rockabilly instrumental with no label name. It is a Rite pressing.'
youtu.be/omUgrtbBmOU
'Early 1960s primitive Rockabilly instrumental with no label name. It is a Rite pressing.'
Dale Hawkins - Tornado
youtu.be/msoJThAglw8
Delmar Allen "Dale" Hawkins (August 22, 1936 – February 13, 2010)
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Delmar Allen "Dale" Hawkins (August 22, 1936 – February 13, 2010)
Dale Hawkins - Tornado
YouTube video by rockabillydj
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February 14, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Dale Hawkins - Tornado
youtu.be/msoJThAglw8
Delmar Allen "Dale" Hawkins (August 22, 1936 – February 13, 2010)
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Delmar Allen "Dale" Hawkins (August 22, 1936 – February 13, 2010)
DALE HAWKINS - "Susie - Q" CHECKER 863
youtu.be/klxBenF-XYo
Delmar Allen "Dale" Hawkins (August 22, 1936 – February 13, 2010)
youtu.be/klxBenF-XYo
Delmar Allen "Dale" Hawkins (August 22, 1936 – February 13, 2010)
DALE HAWKINS - "Susie - Q" CHECKER 863
YouTube video by Mark Lee Allen
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February 14, 2026 at 12:56 AM
DALE HAWKINS - "Susie - Q" CHECKER 863
youtu.be/klxBenF-XYo
Delmar Allen "Dale" Hawkins (August 22, 1936 – February 13, 2010)
youtu.be/klxBenF-XYo
Delmar Allen "Dale" Hawkins (August 22, 1936 – February 13, 2010)
Bo Diddley - The Rhythm That Shook The World. Over his signature beat Bo recounts his 1st hit record
youtu.be/xQPqbUaNH_U
"With a cracking band Bo spills the beans on his first recording session at Chess Records which produced the self-titled hit 'Bo Diddley'....
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"With a cracking band Bo spills the beans on his first recording session at Chess Records which produced the self-titled hit 'Bo Diddley'....
Bo Diddley - The Rhythm That Shook The World. Over his signature beat Bo recounts his 1st hit record
YouTube video by MrDomin099 Stone
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February 14, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Bo Diddley - The Rhythm That Shook The World. Over his signature beat Bo recounts his 1st hit record
youtu.be/xQPqbUaNH_U
"With a cracking band Bo spills the beans on his first recording session at Chess Records which produced the self-titled hit 'Bo Diddley'....
youtu.be/xQPqbUaNH_U
"With a cracking band Bo spills the beans on his first recording session at Chess Records which produced the self-titled hit 'Bo Diddley'....
From Die Muskete, 1915.
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February 14, 2026 at 12:26 AM
From Die Muskete, 1915.
www.tumblr.com/wewantnothin...
www.tumblr.com/wewantnothin...
Peter Green -The supernatural
youtu.be/YoasUjXBkm8
'A masterpiece of exquisite, pioneering beauty. Mr Green at his best.'
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'A masterpiece of exquisite, pioneering beauty. Mr Green at his best.'
Peter Green -The supernatural
YouTube video by dannykirwan
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February 14, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Peter Green -The supernatural
youtu.be/YoasUjXBkm8
'A masterpiece of exquisite, pioneering beauty. Mr Green at his best.'
youtu.be/YoasUjXBkm8
'A masterpiece of exquisite, pioneering beauty. Mr Green at his best.'
Giles, Giles & Fripp feat. Judy Dyble - I Talk to the Wind
youtu.be/bfqXh5s4t4k
Judith Aileen Dyble (13 February 1949 – 12 July 2020)
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Judith Aileen Dyble (13 February 1949 – 12 July 2020)
Giles, Giles & Fripp feat. Judy Dyble - I Talk to the Wind
YouTube video by ladysonja
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February 13, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Giles, Giles & Fripp feat. Judy Dyble - I Talk to the Wind
youtu.be/bfqXh5s4t4k
Judith Aileen Dyble (13 February 1949 – 12 July 2020)
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Judith Aileen Dyble (13 February 1949 – 12 July 2020)
thewordoftheday 13/2 - ruthful (/ˈruθfəl/) - adj: compassionate or sorrowful.
February 13, 2026 at 11:52 PM
thewordoftheday 13/2 - ruthful (/ˈruθfəl/) - adj: compassionate or sorrowful.
The Mystics - Laryngitis. 1965
youtu.be/vFUoDrmUYs0
"Laryngitis (Son-Deane 16). 1965
Garage Rock & Roll Instrumental.
Westchester, NY group."
youtu.be/vFUoDrmUYs0
"Laryngitis (Son-Deane 16). 1965
Garage Rock & Roll Instrumental.
Westchester, NY group."
February 13, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The Mystics - Laryngitis. 1965
youtu.be/vFUoDrmUYs0
"Laryngitis (Son-Deane 16). 1965
Garage Rock & Roll Instrumental.
Westchester, NY group."
youtu.be/vFUoDrmUYs0
"Laryngitis (Son-Deane 16). 1965
Garage Rock & Roll Instrumental.
Westchester, NY group."
Ronnie Lane & The Make Believers Live At Big Mamou, Austin, Texas January 8, 1988
youtu.be/RqUXrigqkZQ
Unaired television footage shot for a local cable program called Splash One. Produced by Norman Wright for Austin CableVision...
youtu.be/RqUXrigqkZQ
Unaired television footage shot for a local cable program called Splash One. Produced by Norman Wright for Austin CableVision...
Ronnie Lane & Slim Chance Live At Big Mamou, Austin, Texas January 8, 1988
YouTube video by Official Ronnie Lane Records
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February 13, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Ronnie Lane & The Make Believers Live At Big Mamou, Austin, Texas January 8, 1988
youtu.be/RqUXrigqkZQ
Unaired television footage shot for a local cable program called Splash One. Produced by Norman Wright for Austin CableVision...
youtu.be/RqUXrigqkZQ
Unaired television footage shot for a local cable program called Splash One. Produced by Norman Wright for Austin CableVision...
February 13, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Charlie Morgan (a. k. a. Charlie Feathers) - South Of Chicago
YouTube video by Armadillo Killer
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February 13, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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By the way, the entire Goldband demo archive is available online: dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/c...
There are recording sessions for the cult swamp rock album by Satan & Deciples, as well as many unknown, aspiring musicians sending in their demo tapes in the hope of landing a record deal.
There are recording sessions for the cult swamp rock album by Satan & Deciples, as well as many unknown, aspiring musicians sending in their demo tapes in the hope of landing a record deal.
February 13, 2026 at 7:58 AM
By the way, the entire Goldband demo archive is available online: dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/search/c...
There are recording sessions for the cult swamp rock album by Satan & Deciples, as well as many unknown, aspiring musicians sending in their demo tapes in the hope of landing a record deal.
There are recording sessions for the cult swamp rock album by Satan & Deciples, as well as many unknown, aspiring musicians sending in their demo tapes in the hope of landing a record deal.
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Recorded 1912 (this pressing 1914) Guido was born Curt Abramowitz in Halle, Germany in 1880. Died in Auschwitz 1943.
youtu.be/12_IwHz3sH8?...
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February 12, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Recorded 1912 (this pressing 1914) Guido was born Curt Abramowitz in Halle, Germany in 1880. Died in Auschwitz 1943.
youtu.be/12_IwHz3sH8?...
youtu.be/12_IwHz3sH8?...
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SONG OF THE DAY
12.2.26
Duke Ellington -Caravan
Credited to Barney Bigard & his Jazzopaters in Dec 1936, this was the 1st recording of "Caravan"
In June 1937 Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra released their arrangement
Both versions feat writers Duke Ellington/Juan Tizol & both are wonderful!
12.2.26
Duke Ellington -Caravan
Credited to Barney Bigard & his Jazzopaters in Dec 1936, this was the 1st recording of "Caravan"
In June 1937 Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra released their arrangement
Both versions feat writers Duke Ellington/Juan Tizol & both are wonderful!
SONG OF THE DAY Duke Ellington – Caravan
I had considered going into detail about the many covers there have been of this song over the decades, but with well over 1400 versions out there, where do you start!! At the very beginning, that&…
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February 12, 2026 at 11:09 PM
SONG OF THE DAY
12.2.26
Duke Ellington -Caravan
Credited to Barney Bigard & his Jazzopaters in Dec 1936, this was the 1st recording of "Caravan"
In June 1937 Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra released their arrangement
Both versions feat writers Duke Ellington/Juan Tizol & both are wonderful!
12.2.26
Duke Ellington -Caravan
Credited to Barney Bigard & his Jazzopaters in Dec 1936, this was the 1st recording of "Caravan"
In June 1937 Duke Ellington & His Famous Orchestra released their arrangement
Both versions feat writers Duke Ellington/Juan Tizol & both are wonderful!