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T. Tex Edwards

@ttexed.bsky.social

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Mostly posting 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 · 30s

Learn to Hate Stick Men With Ray Guns All Over Again clrvynt.com/stick-men-wi... 'The landscape of Texas punk in the 1980s is a thing of legend, making the place a fertile breeding ground for some of the most challenging, unhinged music in recorded history.'

Learn to Hate Stick Men With Ray Guns All Over Again

The infamous Texas punks Stick Men With Ray Guns resurface with two bizarre live albums, 'Property of Jesus Christ' and '1,000 Lives to Die,' via 12XU.

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 30m

T. Tex Edwards: more is less (in red) acrylic on canvas 12X16" (march 2016) ttexedwardsart.tumblr.com/post/1514929... #TTexEdwardsArt

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 52m

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 1h

doing the best they can...

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 1h

The Silver Spurs - Hollywood Millionaire youtu.be/PYH-nwgxWyg The Siver Spurs cover The Werewolves. Recorded live at The Hot Klub, Dallas, TX in 1981. Donny Ray Ford - bass Michael Brown - guitar Ron Gulley - drums

The Silver Spurs - Hollywood Millionaire

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 1h

Spacemen 3 - Ecstacy Symphony/Transparent Radiation (Flashback) youtu.be/B6M8Kdtm5Vs .

Ecstacy Symphony/Transparent Radiation (Flashback)

YouTube video by wrtef

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 1h

"C. S. Lewis on why you NEED to read old books. This has never been more vital than it is today." (via Dylan O'Sullivan)

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 1h

Slim Gaillard - Fuck Off. youtu.be/iqscnhleS0Q (Chicken Rhythm)

Slim Gaillard - Fuck Off.

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 1h

Deadlier Than the Male (1967) - song by The Walker Brothers youtu.be/vnoYXUVYxZg 'Deadlier Than the Male (1967) With Elke Sommer & Sylva Koscina Director: Ralph Thomas'

Deadlier Than the Male (1967) - song by The Walker Brothers

YouTube video by davidfromlille

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 1h

www.americansuburbx.com/series-2/w/w... Weegee: "Naked City"

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Weegee: “Naked City” – AMERICAN SUBURB X

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 1h

...His photographs of New York street life in the 1940s and 50s would assure him a place in history even without the crime scenes. Unfortunately I don't have this in better quality, but I thought it should be online nonetheless."

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 1h

The Real Weegee - 1 Hr Documentary youtu.be/ov-1WNOh-Gc "A 1993 documentary on Weegee, the famous New York photographer. Weegee's specialty was to be on the scene of often gruesome crime scenes at the same time as the police -- achieved by installing a police radio in his car. His photographs...

The Real Weegee - 1 Hr Documentary

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

Blues Before Sunrise........ Scrapper Blackwell youtu.be/CtP_LVZLSo0 'recorded in Indianapolis july 1961.'

Blues Before Sunrise........ Scrapper Blackwell

YouTube video by zenguitarblues

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

J.B. Lenoir - Chicago 1964 - I Feel So Good! youtu.be/_cIRsO4jKSc 'J.B. Lenoir sings and plays in original 16mm film footage made in Chicago in 1964 by Steve Seaberg and Peter Amft.'

J.B. Lenoir - Chicago 1964 - I Feel So Good!

YouTube video by rsseaberg

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

The rolling stones - Who`s driving Your Plane? youtu.be/eZnHXhJwJvQ 'I used to imagine this song as some early-Stones greazy late night jam, with Ian Stewart pounding the piano. Later I found out no, it was recorded in Los Angeles, with Jack Nitzsche on piano.'

The rolling stones-Who`s driving Your Plane

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

...East Texas honky-tonk singer Sonny Burns was once tipped as Starday’s next big star — a charismatic voice from Houston’s roadhouses whose early success briefly outshone his friend and duet partner George Jones.' Sonny Burns Promotional Picture via United Artists Records -Undated

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

Satan's A-Waitin' - Sonny Burns (1955) youtu.be/N1Mg2TVUrDw 'Recorded in August 1955 for Starday Records, “Satan’s A-Waitin’” is a fiery, fiddle-laced warning to a wayward lover — a swaggering shuffle where sin meets steel guitar and the Devil keeps time. Written by Wayne D. Walker....

Satan's A-Waitin' - Sonny Burns

YouTube video by Martin Hall's Bluegrass & Hillbilly 45s

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

First Recording "Lovesick Blues" - Elsie Clark youtu.be/rmNei21OLvw 'REAL first recording of "Lovesick Blues," from 1922, by Broadway singer Elsie Clark, before Emmett Miller's, long before Rex Griffin's --which is where Hank Williams no doubt got it from'

First Recording Lovesick Blues Elsie Clark

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Lou Papineau @loupapineau.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Full segment here:

USA: Poetry, Frank O'Hara (1966)

YouTube video by cassandra gillig

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Tyler Wilcox @tylerwilcox.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"It's like John Fahey at CBGB!" That sort of sounds like something some hack like me would write about an up-and-coming new artist in a review no one reads. But Blind Joe Death did in fact play CBGB in the mid 1990s. Here's the tape.

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Doom & Gloom From The Tomb

John Fahey - CBGB, New York City, December 7, 1996 John Fahey at CBGB! That sort of sounds like something some hack like me would write about an up-and-coming new artist in a review no one reads....

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 18h

...this line-up existed only for a very short time. Phil May (Vocals), Wally Waller (Bass/Vocals), Jon Povey (Keyboards/Vocals), Dick Taylor (Guitar), and Twink (Drums)"

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 18h

The Pretty Things - "Why" (Jamming In Germany late '68'/early '69') youtu.be/A9G9fKq6i90 "The Pretty Things 'Blowing' In Germany to the Byrds classic song "Why" - Dick Taylor left the band in May 1969 - this line-up existed only for a very short time. Phil May (Vocals), Wally Waller(Bass/Vocals)...

The Pretty Things Jamming In Germany late '68'/early '69'

YouTube video by JESIXTIESBOY

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 18h

A shit ton of William S. Burroughs on MP3. Please download them all: ubu.com/sound/burrou...

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 18h

Sparks In Concert 1974 pt 2 youtu.be/rv4rg62Xk6c 'In Concert 2nd Anniversary: B.C. - Amateur Hour. Ron Mael - Russell Mael - Ian Hampton - Trevor White - Dinky Diamond'

Sparks In Concert 1974 pt 2

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 18h

Sparks In Concert 1974 pt 1 youtu.be/xvK1ZA81duA 'In Concert 2nd Anniversary: Keith Moon & Ringo Starr Intro - Something For The Girl With Everything - Talent Is An Asset. Ron Mael - Russell Mael - Ian Hampton - Trevor White - Dinky Diamond' (part two in comments)

Sparks In Concert 1974 pt 1

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 19h

Jimmy Reed - Good Lover youtu.be/HE5FzWtb8yU （1962）

Jimmy Reed - Good Lover （1962）

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 19h

KID THOMAS feeling THE SPELL!!! youtu.be/o4SmryBZNpI

YouTube video by TheDaddymad

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 19h

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat - Bert Jansch and John Renbourn. youtu.be/WfeXvvQ98y8 'Charles Mingus's composition, in memory of Lester Young. Track 3 on the "Bert and John" album from 1966.'

Goodbye Pork Pie Hat - Bert Jansch and John Renbourn.

YouTube video by jonpr22

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 19h

Tibby Edwards -C'est Si Tout youtu.be/lS8EVa7b_Y4 'Tibby Edwards was a member of the KWKH Louisiana Hayride in the mid-1950s. He recorded at one time on the Mercury Record label. In 1955, he was still in his teens and already had his recording contract and working the Hayride'

Tibby Edwards - C'est Si Tout

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 19h

Porter Wagoner - Soul Of A Convict youtu.be/kYCgeap-5bc '1960s And Rare Photo's.'

Porter Wagoner - Soul Of A Convict 1960s

YouTube video by lukethedrifterjrfan1

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 19h

Mr Know it All - How to Have a Hit Record youtu.be/q80w9652cj8 'Bullwinkle tells his viewers how to record a hit record and take it to a disc jockey.'

Mr Know it All - How to Have a Hit Record

YouTube video by bullwinklecanada

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 19h

Annie Phillippe, cover girl of Feral House's Ye-Ye Girls book, seen in a magazine feature wearing many different pairs of hip sunglasses. www.tumblr.com/fabsions/796...

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Document Records @documentrecords.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A Perfect Autumn Spin: Celebrating the Poplin-Woods Tennessee String Band .For those who haven’t fallen in love with this track yet, it is a masterclass in early old-time music. Listen to it here documentvintagehalloween.bandcamp.com/album/apple-...

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Contraflow @contraflow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Cramps' original drummer Miriam Linna spills on the group's first show theperlichpost.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...

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The Cramps' original drummer Miriam Linna spills on the group's first show

Miriam Linna (left) talks about her time in The Cramps back in '76 for her Kicksville Radio show on October 28th. Writes Miriam Linna... Th...

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thelpblog.bsky.social @thelpblog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

SONG OF THE DAY 5.10.26 Lee Hazelwood - For One Moment Originally released in 1966 his solo album, The Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood, I couldn't think of a better voice to serenade me into sleep...

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SONG OF THE DAY Lee Hazelwood – For One Moment

“For One Moment” is a melancholic baroque-pop song written, produced, and performed by the American singer-songwriter Lee Hazlewood. It was originally released in 1966 on his critically…

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Haunted Jukebox, with Rockin’ Rachel Roll @hauntedjukebox.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Not strictly a Halloween-themed record, but infused with a ghostly melancholy - and man, could Kip pound them bongos. Kip Tyler - Shadow Street youtu.be/6E8bUgYZDMw?... #musicsky #nowplaying #nowspinning

Kip Tyler: "Shadow Street"

YouTube video by OfficeNaps

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Paul Ryan O'Connor @paulryanoconnor.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I like to think that's Harlan Ellison behind the dark glasses at the table in back.

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Billy Lee Riley - Valley Of Dolls (Mojo 3611) youtu.be/-k9bLIL34RY Billy Lee Riley (October 5, 1933- August 2, 2009)

Billy Lee Riley - Valley Of Dolls (Mojo 3611)

YouTube video by Vinyl and shellac by Starday

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Billy Lee Riley - Valley Of Dolls (Mojo 3611) youtu.be/-k9bLIL34RY Billy Lee Riley (October 5, 1933- August 2, 2009)

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

...(or seven depending how you count) Arnie DeClark - rhythm guitar Dave Fernstrum - organ Bill Montgomery - bass Tim Shea - lead Chip Steiner - drums'

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Wanted - Here To Stay youtu.be/Tt0XlajQzUU 'Detroit Sound 222 - Detroit MI USA 1966. Debut release from a combo that went pretty big up north. This song come in at least three variations with different songs on the flip including one major re-release in 1967. All in all they did six...

Wanted - Here To Stay

YouTube video by Bolt24 Hot Sounds

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Erik Satie: Gymnopédies & Gnossiennes (Full Album) youtu.be/5pyhBJzuixM 'The unconventional French composer Erik Satie almost wrote anti-music. In slow motion (and without bars) his well-known Gymnopédies glide past. Played by Håkon Austbø.'

Erik Satie: Gymnopédies & Gnossiennes (Full Album)

YouTube video by Brilliant Classics

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The Exotics - Fire Engine Red youtu.be/FfnIUWapSyA 'Monument 984 - Dallas TX 1966'

Exotics - Fire Engine Red

YouTube video by Bolt24 Hot Sounds

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

...I used a puff iron, press and dry cleaning machines, a washer, clothes hangers, and a bucket full of soap. The bass and lead sounds were created from the buzzing tones coming from the conduits and engines. There are no additional sounds from any traditional or electronic instruments.'

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Diego Stocco - Music From A Dry Cleaner youtu.be/FCLqfiSKGKE ''Eventually, the different mechanical and steam sounds of the dry cleaners sparked something in my mind, so one day I asked the owners if I could record a piece of music by using their machines as musical instruments....

Diego Stocco - Music From A Dry Cleaner

YouTube video by Diego Stocco

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

...and has this proto-psychedelic feel to it with its combination of drone and subtle loping groove. Ripped directly from the vinyl of a 1974 release entitled Apollo Days and Others.'

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Johnnie & Jack - Lonesome (Vinyl Rip, 1950s Country) youtu.be/VO41yn3Ys3Y 'The thing that I find most exciting on this song is the interplay between the banjo, bass and violin. It's disarmingly deep when you start to focus in, and has this proto-psychedelic feel to it with its combination of...

Johnnie & Jack - Lonesome (Vinyl Rip, 1950s Country)

YouTube video by Edward

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

EDDIE (GUITAR SLIM) JONES - CERTAINLY ALL - J B youtu.be/I3ZylDbGI0 Huey Smith on piano

T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

GUNGA DIN - CRABCAKES - VALISE youtu.be/fombKwgjCcM 'Hey, you got any crabcakes with that?'

GUNGA DIN - CRABCAKES - VALISE

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T. Tex Edwards @ttexed.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

GUNGA DIN - CRABCAKES - VALISE youtu.be/fombKwgjCcM 'Hey, you got any crabcakes with that?'