Texas Alexander
Alger "Texas" Alexander (September 12, 1900 – April 18, 1954) was an American blues singer from Jewett, Texas. Some sources claim that he was the cousin of Lightnin' Hopkins, but no direct kinship has been established. It has also been asserted that he was the uncle of the Texas country blues guitarist Frankie Lee Sims. |
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Birth and Death Data: Born September 12, 1900 (Jewett), Died April 16, 1954 (Richards)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist
Notes: Given name: Alger Alexander.
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 51 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | W81212 | 10-in. | 8/11/1927 | Range in my kitchen blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
OKeh | W81213 | 10-in. | 8/11/1927 | Long lonesome day blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
OKeh | W81222 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | The deep blue sea blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
OKeh | W81223 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | Corn-bread blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
OKeh | W81224 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | Section gang blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
OKeh | W81225 | 10-in. | 8/12/1927 | Levee camp moan blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
OKeh | W81235 | 10-in. | 8/16/1927 | Mama, I heard you brought it right back home | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
OKeh | W81236 | 10-in. | 8/16/1927 | Farm hand blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
OKeh | W81242 | 10-in. | 8/17/1927 | Evil women blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, vocalist | |
OKeh | W81243 | 10-in. | 8/17/1927 | Sabine River blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
OKeh | W400441 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | Death bed blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
OKeh | W400442 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | Yellow girl blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
OKeh | W400443 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | West Texas blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
OKeh | W400444 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | Bantam rooster blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
OKeh | W400445 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | Deep blue sea blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
OKeh | W400446 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | No more women blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
OKeh | W400448 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | Don't you wish your baby was built up like mine? | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
OKeh | W400449 | 10-in. | 3/9/1928 | Bell cow blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
OKeh | W400454 | 10-in. | 3/10/1928 | Sitting on a log | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
OKeh | W400455 | 10-in. | 3/10/1928 | Mama's bad luck child | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
OKeh | W400456 | 10-in. | 3/10/1928 | Boe hog blues | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
OKeh | W401330 | 10-in. | 11/15/1928 | Work ox blues | Texas Alexander ; Blind Willie Dunn ; Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | composer, vocalist | |
OKeh | W401331 | 10-in. | 11/15/1928 | The risin' sun | Texas Alexander | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | composer, vocalist | |
OKeh | W401334 | 10-in. | 11/16/1928 | Penitentiary moan blues | Texas Alexander ; Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, vocalist | |
OKeh | W401335 | 10-in. | 11/16/1928 | Blue devil blues | Texas Alexander ; Lonnie Johnson | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Alexander, Texas," accessed June 2, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105967.
Alexander, Texas. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved June 2, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105967.
"Alexander, Texas." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 2 June 2023.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Alger "Texas" Alexander
Discogs: Texas Alexander
Allmusic: Texas Alexander
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Alexander, Texas, 1900-1954 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88608075
Wikidata: Alger "Texas" Alexander - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1349298
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/200876
MusicBrainz: Alger “Texas” Alexander - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/38fc7fcc-c5a6-4a7b-afeb-3e024969dc36
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