| Mr. Tex (Tumbleweed Tex) 30 Years In Show Business Songwriter, Guitarist, Storyteller, Historian |
Tex is an international performer who entertains audiences ages 3 to
93. He is a family entertainer who shares his music through national
concert tours, public school assemblies, libraries, state fairs, and dude
ranches all across America. Tex is a historian of the old west and
greatly appreciates music, poetry, and stories which help preserve our
American history for future generations to enjoy. He is best known
for performing original songs and an interesting eclectic variety of
music and stories which often reflect his off beat sense of humor.
93. He is a family entertainer who shares his music through national
concert tours, public school assemblies, libraries, state fairs, and dude
ranches all across America. Tex is a historian of the old west and
greatly appreciates music, poetry, and stories which help preserve our
American history for future generations to enjoy. He is best known
for performing original songs and an interesting eclectic variety of
music and stories which often reflect his off beat sense of humor.
| Carnegie Hall - New York The London Palladium - London, England The White House - Washington D.C Kings Inn - Freeport, Bahamas Crazy Horse Saloon - Paris, France Radio City Music Hall - New York Jury's Theater - Dublin, Ireland The Alamo - San Antonio, Texas The Old Grey Whistle Stop - Manchester, England The Miss America Pageant - Atlantic City, New Jersey Governor Rockefeller's Presidential campaign for Senator The Playboy Mansion The Starlight Theater - Kansas City The Orange Bowl Notre Dame University McCormick Place - Chicago Institute of Texan Culture - San Antonio, Texas The Ohio State Fair |
| Performance Venues Just a few of the venues in which Tex has performed: |
| Celebrity Associations Many performers claim to have worked with famous entertainers when in fact they only had brief contact with them. Tex actually backed up, acted, or recorded with every star listed below. They include, but are not limited to the following: |
| Jerry Sienfeld, Sammy Davis Jr., Bert Bacharach, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Jay Leno, Tony Bennett, B.B.King, Bob Hope, Billy Crystal, Patti La Belle, Wayne Newton, Dionne Warwick, Doc Severinsen, Brad Garrett, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Charo, Debbie Reynolds, Captain & Tennille, Suzanne Somers, Jerry Van Dyke, Sister Sledge, Bob Newhart, Glen Campbell, Crystal Gayle, Garry Shandling, The Temptations, The Smothers Brothers, Rosemary Clooney, Bill Cosby, Ray Stevens, B.J.Thomas, Red Skelton, Natalie Cole, Tony Orlando, Lacy J. Dalton, Bobby Vinton, Alan King, Joel Grey, Rip Taylor, Melissa Manchester, The Platters, Neil Sedaka, Jackie Gleason, Patti Paige, Donald O'Conner, Rich Little, Linda Carter, Don Rickles, Charley Pride, Harry Anderson, Jim Stafford, Bobby Goldsboro, Jim Nabors, Andy Williams, Joan Rivers, Eddy Arnold, Gene Pitney, Sid Ceaser, Lorne Greene, Nell Carter, Judy Garland |
| Tours and Talk Shows Tex has also traveled on tour with the following stars: B.B.King, Bob Hope, B.J.Thomas, Red Skelton, Bobby Goldsboro, Alan King, Captain & Tennille, and Gene Pitney and was a guest on talk shows with: Larry King Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas |
| Studio Musician and Orchestras Tex has worked as a studio recording musician with the following studios: United Artist, New York City A & R Studio, New York City Cinderella Studio, Nashville RCA Studio, Nashville Mo-Town Records, Detroit Criteria Studio, Miami Dukoff Studio, Miami Grammys House Studio, Reno and has played with the following orchestras: Miami Symphony Reno Opera Orchestra Glenn Miller Band Jackie Gleason Orchestra United States Army Concert Band Harrahs Reno Casino House Orchestra Diplomat House Orchestra - Miami Florida |
| A Little Bit About Tex |
| Tumbleweed Tex is a professional musician - songwriter who was born and raised in Texas, and now makes his home in Reno, Nevada. An International performer whose performance venues include Radio City Music Hall, The London Palladium, and The White House. He has also worked with, accompanied, or recorded for almost every star in show business, including B.B.King, Jay Leno, Tony Bennett, Jerry Seinfeld, Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Ross, and Bob Hope, just to name a few. Tex has a particular passion for traditional folk music and storytelling ballads. Tex has a personal quest to preserve American Folk Songs, Stories and dance through his tireless research efforts, involving recordings, books, Classroom workshops, and live concerts. He has also written a few modern day folk songs such as "The Armadillo Tango" and "My Dog Harold" for children. He is a children's performer who writes his own children's CDs and books. He performs at libraries, schools, museums, festivals, concert theaters, dude ranches, corporate events, and on television. Presently he can be seen on SYNCAT Network Channel 16 in Reno, Nevada. Tumbleweed Tex is a historian of the old west (in particular Native American cultures), storyteller, trick roper, former director of The Texas Cowboy Poets Association and board member of The Western Music Association. His songs and tales have authenticity rare in these times of self proclaimed experts. Tex is a highly trained musician (University of Miami and Naval Conservator of Music), licensed educator, and public school music teacher. He is well versed and skilled in many styles of music, plays several instruments to varying degrees, but claims his greatest teachers were the old men who taught him these old folk and cowboy songs. "There was a sincerity and magic in the way they sang these old songs that can't be taught in a college classroom." Tex says his goal is to share some of that magic with his audiences of all ages. |
