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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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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Behold a Surreal 1933 Animation of Snow White, Featuring Cab Calloway & Betty Boop: It’s Ranked as the 19th Greatest Cartoon of All Time
Behold a Surreal 1933 Animation of Snow White, Featuring Cab Calloway & Betty Boop: It’s Ranked as the 19th Greatest Cartoon of All Time
Of the three collaborations jazz singer Cab Calloway made with cute cartoon legend Betty Boop, this 1933 Dave Fleischer-directed “Snow White” is probably the most successful.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Behold a Surreal 1933 Animation of Snow White, Featuring Cab Calloway & Betty Boop: It’s Ranked as the 19th Greatest Cartoon of All Time
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Leonora Carrington and the House of Fear, a 1992 BBC documentary By Kim Evans based around a visit to the artist in her home in Mexico City.
(with contributions from Helena Bonham Carter, art historian Whitney Chadwick and Carrington's cousin Patricia Paterson)
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(with contributions from Helena Bonham Carter, art historian Whitney Chadwick and Carrington's cousin Patricia Paterson)
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Leonora Carrington. 1992 documentary based around a visit to the artist in her home in Mexico City.
YouTube video by Major Esterhazy
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November 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Leonora Carrington and the House of Fear, a 1992 BBC documentary By Kim Evans based around a visit to the artist in her home in Mexico City.
(with contributions from Helena Bonham Carter, art historian Whitney Chadwick and Carrington's cousin Patricia Paterson)
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
(with contributions from Helena Bonham Carter, art historian Whitney Chadwick and Carrington's cousin Patricia Paterson)
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Buzzcocks - Peel Session 1977
youtu.be/iJGYi9l1fgQ
'The complete session recorded by Buzzcocks on 7 September 1977 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 19th of that month.'
Tracklist:
1. Fast Cars (0:07)
2. Pulse Beat (2:23)
3. What Do I Get? (7:10)
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'The complete session recorded by Buzzcocks on 7 September 1977 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 19th of that month.'
Tracklist:
1. Fast Cars (0:07)
2. Pulse Beat (2:23)
3. What Do I Get? (7:10)
Buzzcocks - Peel Session 1977
YouTube video by Vibracobra23
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November 17, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Buzzcocks - Peel Session 1977
youtu.be/iJGYi9l1fgQ
'The complete session recorded by Buzzcocks on 7 September 1977 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 19th of that month.'
Tracklist:
1. Fast Cars (0:07)
2. Pulse Beat (2:23)
3. What Do I Get? (7:10)
youtu.be/iJGYi9l1fgQ
'The complete session recorded by Buzzcocks on 7 September 1977 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 19th of that month.'
Tracklist:
1. Fast Cars (0:07)
2. Pulse Beat (2:23)
3. What Do I Get? (7:10)
On sale, 62 years ago today, at Maison Blanche...a Morgus the Magnificent Hand Puppet!
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November 17, 2025 at 4:17 AM
On sale, 62 years ago today, at Maison Blanche...a Morgus the Magnificent Hand Puppet!
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Robert Ealey - The New Blue Bird Nite Club (A Record Town Short)
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'Joe Nick Patoski, Mike Buck, Jackie Newhouse, & Freddie "Little Jr. One Hand" Cisneros talk about Ft Worth's one & only Blue Bird Nite Club!'
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'Joe Nick Patoski, Mike Buck, Jackie Newhouse, & Freddie "Little Jr. One Hand" Cisneros talk about Ft Worth's one & only Blue Bird Nite Club!'
Robert Ealey - The New Blue Bird Nite Club (A Record Town Short)
YouTube video by RecordTownVEVO
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November 17, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Robert Ealey - The New Blue Bird Nite Club (A Record Town Short)
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'Joe Nick Patoski, Mike Buck, Jackie Newhouse, & Freddie "Little Jr. One Hand" Cisneros talk about Ft Worth's one & only Blue Bird Nite Club!'
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'Joe Nick Patoski, Mike Buck, Jackie Newhouse, & Freddie "Little Jr. One Hand" Cisneros talk about Ft Worth's one & only Blue Bird Nite Club!'
November 17, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Ram by Snowbyrd
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'This is the video for the song "Ram" by San Antonio, Texas band, Snowbyrd. The song and video are tributes to the legendary San Antonio, Texas music saint and sanctuary, Ram Ayala and Tacoland.'
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'This is the video for the song "Ram" by San Antonio, Texas band, Snowbyrd. The song and video are tributes to the legendary San Antonio, Texas music saint and sanctuary, Ram Ayala and Tacoland.'
Ram by Snowbyrd
YouTube video by cleofustrujillo
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November 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Ram by Snowbyrd
youtu.be/td_jT3Gc0bg
'This is the video for the song "Ram" by San Antonio, Texas band, Snowbyrd. The song and video are tributes to the legendary San Antonio, Texas music saint and sanctuary, Ram Ayala and Tacoland.'
youtu.be/td_jT3Gc0bg
'This is the video for the song "Ram" by San Antonio, Texas band, Snowbyrd. The song and video are tributes to the legendary San Antonio, Texas music saint and sanctuary, Ram Ayala and Tacoland.'
Monroe Moe Jackson - Go Way From My Door
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'later covers by Bobby Lord, & Captain Beefheart'
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'later covers by Bobby Lord, & Captain Beefheart'
Monroe Moe Jackson Go Way From My Door
YouTube video by Mark Pollock
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November 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Monroe Moe Jackson - Go Way From My Door
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'later covers by Bobby Lord, & Captain Beefheart'
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'later covers by Bobby Lord, & Captain Beefheart'
This Is The Beat Generation” by John Clellon Holmes
The New York Times Magazine, November 16, 1952
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'This is the complete text of This is The Beat Generation by John Clellon Holmes that ran in the New York Times Magazine #otd November 16, 1952....
The New York Times Magazine, November 16, 1952
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'This is the complete text of This is The Beat Generation by John Clellon Holmes that ran in the New York Times Magazine #otd November 16, 1952....
November 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This Is The Beat Generation” by John Clellon Holmes
The New York Times Magazine, November 16, 1952
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'This is the complete text of This is The Beat Generation by John Clellon Holmes that ran in the New York Times Magazine #otd November 16, 1952....
The New York Times Magazine, November 16, 1952
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'This is the complete text of This is The Beat Generation by John Clellon Holmes that ran in the New York Times Magazine #otd November 16, 1952....
THE SOFT BOYS- Vegetable Man
youtu.be/9ie0ioRGHMQ
'Cover of the long unreleased Syd Barrett tune.
Slideshow is of some of Barrett's artwork.'
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'Cover of the long unreleased Syd Barrett tune.
Slideshow is of some of Barrett's artwork.'
SOFT BOYS- Vegetable Man
YouTube video by radiochube
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November 17, 2025 at 12:29 AM
THE SOFT BOYS- Vegetable Man
youtu.be/9ie0ioRGHMQ
'Cover of the long unreleased Syd Barrett tune.
Slideshow is of some of Barrett's artwork.'
youtu.be/9ie0ioRGHMQ
'Cover of the long unreleased Syd Barrett tune.
Slideshow is of some of Barrett's artwork.'
Reposted by T. Tex Edwards
Brother Claude Ely - "There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down"
youtu.be/il2xXRSJLmc
“Born in Virginia on July 22, of 1922, Brother Claude Ely is cited by many as being one of the true examples of gospel music in its purest form as an influence on rock & roll. Though probably not a major...
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“Born in Virginia on July 22, of 1922, Brother Claude Ely is cited by many as being one of the true examples of gospel music in its purest form as an influence on rock & roll. Though probably not a major...
Brother Claude Ely - "There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down"
YouTube video by BobSeger1981
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November 17, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Brother Claude Ely - "There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down"
youtu.be/il2xXRSJLmc
“Born in Virginia on July 22, of 1922, Brother Claude Ely is cited by many as being one of the true examples of gospel music in its purest form as an influence on rock & roll. Though probably not a major...
youtu.be/il2xXRSJLmc
“Born in Virginia on July 22, of 1922, Brother Claude Ely is cited by many as being one of the true examples of gospel music in its purest form as an influence on rock & roll. Though probably not a major...
Shake For Me · Howlin' Wolf
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Hubert Charles Sumlin (November 16, 1931 – December 4, 2011) on guitar.
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Hubert Charles Sumlin (November 16, 1931 – December 4, 2011) on guitar.
November 16, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Shake For Me · Howlin' Wolf
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Hubert Charles Sumlin (November 16, 1931 – December 4, 2011) on guitar.
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Hubert Charles Sumlin (November 16, 1931 – December 4, 2011) on guitar.
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I was walking down the street on a foggy night...
THE HAUNTED - "1-2-5" - 1966 - QUALITY
YouTube video by rpmcanada1971
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November 15, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I was walking down the street on a foggy night...
The Purple Sun - Doomsday
youtu.be/jKN5t3d4cpE
'totally over-the-top 1970 Texas garage-psych turning into heavy rock w/ boomin' growlin' vocal, fuzz-drenched guitar, & cheezy organ--KILLER!'
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'totally over-the-top 1970 Texas garage-psych turning into heavy rock w/ boomin' growlin' vocal, fuzz-drenched guitar, & cheezy organ--KILLER!'
The Purple Sun - Doomsday
YouTube video by psych60s
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November 16, 2025 at 6:16 AM
The Purple Sun - Doomsday
youtu.be/jKN5t3d4cpE
'totally over-the-top 1970 Texas garage-psych turning into heavy rock w/ boomin' growlin' vocal, fuzz-drenched guitar, & cheezy organ--KILLER!'
youtu.be/jKN5t3d4cpE
'totally over-the-top 1970 Texas garage-psych turning into heavy rock w/ boomin' growlin' vocal, fuzz-drenched guitar, & cheezy organ--KILLER!'
ODEA MATHEWS five long years for one man 1959
youtu.be/yh3Wi6WIQ5w
'Amazing recording - she's washing clothes while singing at Angola state prison.'
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'Amazing recording - she's washing clothes while singing at Angola state prison.'
ODEA MATHEWS five long years for one man 1959
YouTube video by SeagreenSerenade
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November 16, 2025 at 5:48 AM
ODEA MATHEWS five long years for one man 1959
youtu.be/yh3Wi6WIQ5w
'Amazing recording - she's washing clothes while singing at Angola state prison.'
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'Amazing recording - she's washing clothes while singing at Angola state prison.'
King Records 1947
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November 16, 2025 at 5:43 AM
King Records 1947
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Jumping With Symphony Sid - Live
YouTube video by Hound Dog Taylor - Topic
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November 16, 2025 at 5:25 AM
the vintage, original, pure, and authentic.
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'Chris Youlden is best known for his stint as the epochal singer and key songwriter for Savoy Brown, over a quartet of albums which drove them to the high watermark of their success between 1967 and 1970....
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'Chris Youlden is best known for his stint as the epochal singer and key songwriter for Savoy Brown, over a quartet of albums which drove them to the high watermark of their success between 1967 and 1970....
Q&A with legendary British blues knight Chris Youlden - savour the vintage, original, pure, and authentic
Where would I go…On a human level leaving music aside, being interested in archeology, prehistory and all that I think I would rather go back to 40,000 years…
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November 16, 2025 at 5:23 AM
the vintage, original, pure, and authentic.
blues.gr/profiles/blo...
'Chris Youlden is best known for his stint as the epochal singer and key songwriter for Savoy Brown, over a quartet of albums which drove them to the high watermark of their success between 1967 and 1970....
blues.gr/profiles/blo...
'Chris Youlden is best known for his stint as the epochal singer and key songwriter for Savoy Brown, over a quartet of albums which drove them to the high watermark of their success between 1967 and 1970....
Doll By Doll - Main travelled roads 1981
YouTube video by fritz51335
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November 16, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Speedy and Jimmy - Flyin' High
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"The incomparable duo of Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant burning the Hometown Jamboree down with their own number, which would later be recorded as 'Cotton Pickin'. Hold on to your hats!"
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"The incomparable duo of Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant burning the Hometown Jamboree down with their own number, which would later be recorded as 'Cotton Pickin'. Hold on to your hats!"
Speedy and Jimmy - Flyin' High
YouTube video by pappyredux
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November 16, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Speedy and Jimmy - Flyin' High
youtu.be/TuGvIVnWnTM
"The incomparable duo of Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant burning the Hometown Jamboree down with their own number, which would later be recorded as 'Cotton Pickin'. Hold on to your hats!"
youtu.be/TuGvIVnWnTM
"The incomparable duo of Speedy West & Jimmy Bryant burning the Hometown Jamboree down with their own number, which would later be recorded as 'Cotton Pickin'. Hold on to your hats!"
The Good Times Are Killing Me (full version):
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'Documentary about the rapidly fading Cajun culture in rural Louisiana. About half of the tape focuses on Nathan Abshire, "Mr. Accordion," who performs traditional music with his band and talks about the old life....
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'Documentary about the rapidly fading Cajun culture in rural Louisiana. About half of the tape focuses on Nathan Abshire, "Mr. Accordion," who performs traditional music with his band and talks about the old life....
The Good Times Are Killing Me - Media Burn Archive
This video is for personal/educational use only. More info at TVTVNow: //www.tvtvnow.com/ Documentary about the rapidly fading Cajun culture in rural Louisiana. About half of the tape focuses on Natha...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The Good Times Are Killing Me (full version):
mediaburn.org/video/the-go...
'Documentary about the rapidly fading Cajun culture in rural Louisiana. About half of the tape focuses on Nathan Abshire, "Mr. Accordion," who performs traditional music with his band and talks about the old life....
mediaburn.org/video/the-go...
'Documentary about the rapidly fading Cajun culture in rural Louisiana. About half of the tape focuses on Nathan Abshire, "Mr. Accordion," who performs traditional music with his band and talks about the old life....
Eddie "Blues Man" Kirkland - Chill Me Baby
YouTube video by wangdangdula
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November 16, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Big John Taylor - Stompin' - Rockabilly Instrumental 45
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'Big John Taylor & His Guitar, Stompin', Tri-Dec Records 8457 Recorded 1957, Haines City, Florida'
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'Big John Taylor & His Guitar, Stompin', Tri-Dec Records 8457 Recorded 1957, Haines City, Florida'
Big John Taylor - Stompin' - Rockabilly Instrumental 45
YouTube video by CheesebrewWaxArchive
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November 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Big John Taylor - Stompin' - Rockabilly Instrumental 45
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'Big John Taylor & His Guitar, Stompin', Tri-Dec Records 8457 Recorded 1957, Haines City, Florida'
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'Big John Taylor & His Guitar, Stompin', Tri-Dec Records 8457 Recorded 1957, Haines City, Florida'
Flo & Eddie - Days
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'A Great Cover of "The Kinks" Classic!! From their 1973 eponymous LP .. HowardKaylan - Vocals.. MarkVolman - Vocals, Guitar.. AynsleyDunbar - Drums.. JimPons - Bass.. GaryRowles - Lead Guitar.. JohnHerron - Hammond B3, Piano.. Produced by Bob Ezrin..'
youtu.be/HSX45w265dY
'A Great Cover of "The Kinks" Classic!! From their 1973 eponymous LP .. HowardKaylan - Vocals.. MarkVolman - Vocals, Guitar.. AynsleyDunbar - Drums.. JimPons - Bass.. GaryRowles - Lead Guitar.. JohnHerron - Hammond B3, Piano.. Produced by Bob Ezrin..'
Flo & Eddie - Days
YouTube video by SouthCarolinaPicker
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November 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Flo & Eddie - Days
youtu.be/HSX45w265dY
'A Great Cover of "The Kinks" Classic!! From their 1973 eponymous LP .. HowardKaylan - Vocals.. MarkVolman - Vocals, Guitar.. AynsleyDunbar - Drums.. JimPons - Bass.. GaryRowles - Lead Guitar.. JohnHerron - Hammond B3, Piano.. Produced by Bob Ezrin..'
youtu.be/HSX45w265dY
'A Great Cover of "The Kinks" Classic!! From their 1973 eponymous LP .. HowardKaylan - Vocals.. MarkVolman - Vocals, Guitar.. AynsleyDunbar - Drums.. JimPons - Bass.. GaryRowles - Lead Guitar.. JohnHerron - Hammond B3, Piano.. Produced by Bob Ezrin..'
Aggie Dukes - Swing Low Sweet Cadillac
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From "Beat Jazz - Words From The Gone World".
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From "Beat Jazz - Words From The Gone World".
Aggie Dukes - Swing Low Sweet Cadillac
YouTube video by decibel
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November 16, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Aggie Dukes - Swing Low Sweet Cadillac
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From "Beat Jazz - Words From The Gone World".
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From "Beat Jazz - Words From The Gone World".