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T. Tex Edwards

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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 · 11d

The Loafin' Hyenas album (from 1990) is finally available again, now on Bandcamp, just in time for this month's Bandcamp Friday.
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Jim Parrett 🍁 @jymn.bsky.social · 9h

I Am Waiting

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Pat Thomas author @patthomashistorian.bsky.social · 7h

“Two 1970 letters from Lou Reed to German publisher Ralf-Rainer Rygulla. Rygulla had expressed an interest in publishing a book of Lou's lyrics.”

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Dan Epstein @dockfidrych.bsky.social · 1d

Back in the spring of 2007, I had the honor of interviewing the great Ian Hunter about his then-new (and excellent) album Shrunken Heads. The Q&A has never run anywhere in its entirety before, but my paid subscribers can now dig it over at Jagged Time Lapse:

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Ian Hunter: "I much more enjoy the 'hovering in the dusk' kind of thing."

Talking about Shrunken Heads, Mott's glory days, the “Bowie bubble” and the pitfalls of fame with the man behind the shades

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Art Of Coop @artofcoop.bsky.social · 2h

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See No Evil

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 2h

The Soft Machine - Fred The Fish (1966)
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Daevid Allen - vocals
Robert Wyatt - drums, homemade trumpet, backing vocals
Kevin Ayers - bass
Mike Ratledge - piano
Fred The Fish (Allen) 12/1966 CBS Studios, London

The Soft Machine - Fred The Fish (1966)

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 2h

Houston Wells - North Wind
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'1962 Joe Meek murder ballad.'

Houston Wells North Wind

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 3h

...the industry, King dared to put everything under one roof. In a single building, records were written, recorded, pressed, and shipped — capturing performances with an urgency the industry giants couldn’t match.'

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 3h

King of Them All: The Story of King Records | Full Documentary | PBS
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'"King of Them All" is a feature-length documentary about King Records, the scrappy Cincinnati label that reshaped American music. Founded in the 1940s by Syd Nathan, a brash outsider dismissed by the indus...

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 5h

B B Cunningham - electrode
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Vocalist & keyboard player for 1960s' rockers The Hombres, & bassist with Jerry Lee Lewis' touring band.

Blake Baker Cunningham, Jr. (6 April 1942 - 14 October 2012)

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 6h

Frankie Miller - True Blue (1959)
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Frankie Miller - True Blue

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 6h

True Blue Papa · Leon Chappel
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'March 8, 1950'

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 6h

True Blue Papa · Leon Chappel
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'March 8, 1950'

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 6h

Detroit (with Mitch Ryder)- It Ain't Easy
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'Song was written & originally recorded by Ron Davies who recorded for A&M Records.

Detroit (with Mitch Ryder)- It Ain't Easy

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 6h

JULIE LONDON - CRY ME A RIVER
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'From the laser disc "Julie London Show", with the Bobby Troup Quintet, recorded on May-28-1964 in Japan.'

JULIE LONDON - CRY ME A RIVER

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 6h

Jeremy Gluck and Friends - One More Story
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'Jeremy Gluck, Nikki Sudden, Rowland S Howard and Epic Soundtracks on this once B-side'

Jeremy Gluck and Friends - One More Story

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Ted Lyons & His Cubs at the Silver Jubilee
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Gumnaam(1965) - Directed by Raja Nawathe Jaan Pehechaan Ho - Composed by Mohammed Rafi
According to its overenthusiastic trailer, Gumnaam (means "lost one") was "India's first suspense thriller,"

Ted Lyons & His Cubs at the Silver Jubilee

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 6h

...wasn’t any shadow hanging over him. The others could be remote and standoffish, superior in some way. You would ask them a question and they would not deign to reply. But Syd was always a warm and happy guy.'

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 6h

MAGNESIUM PROVERBS 2: SYD BARRETT - Into the Wildwood (1964-65)
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‘Syd breezed in,’ says Mike Leonard, ‘a sparkling, ebullient character, buoyant and bouncy, and full of energy. Later, he went strange in the head, but you would never have realised. There wasn’t any shadow...

MAGNESIUM PROVERBS 2: SYD BARRETT - Into the Wildwood (1964-65)

‘“Why, where are you off to, Ratty?” asked the Mole in great surprise, grasping him by the arm. ‘“Going south, with the rest of them,”…

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · Jun 29

Crazy Cajun's Last Show on KPFT-1974
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'Huey P. Meaux's last Friday night oldies show right before he went large with Freddy Fenders "Before the Next Teardrop Falls". KPFT was downtown in the old Atlanta Life Building back then & legendary RAG publisher, Thorne Dreyer was the...