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Chanteur & fiddler
Country US né en 1917 à Logan (Texas). Tex Grimsley était accompagné par ses "Texas Showboys".
Il est décédé le 2 Octobre 2002.
Marcel "Tex"
Grimsley hails from Shreveport, Louisiana. He has been playing the fiddle since
he was seven and making fiddles since he was fourteen years old. Tex learned to
play the fiddle from his uncle, Butch Spraggins. In the more than seventy years
that he played Grimsley worked his way across the country. He and his wife Mary
are self-described fiddling addicts.
Grimsley humorously explains the difference between fiddles and violins: "You
carry a violin in a case, and you carry a fiddle in a gunny sack." In actuality,
he explains, "There is no difference between the two."
Tex was stubborn about leaving any project unfinished. Once he started, he was
reluctant to leave a fiddle or a song unfinished. "Something makes me whittle
like it makes me play music, I can't quit. You have a feeling of doing something
you've always wanted to do. And you're going to make a fiddle or bust."
Although Mr. Grimsley could have been more successful, he chose not to stay on
the pro circuit. His wife, Mary, offers a good explanation why, "Hank's dead and
other musicians such as Jim Reeves -
airplane wreck, and on and on. Tex Grimsley is at home making fiddles and
drinking coffee. Does that explain it?" His life was so busy between repairing
and playing fiddles that coffee was all he really had time for.
Mr. Grimsley played with many top name performers across the country. He played
with the Bailes Brothers, the
Tennessee Mountain Boys and Kitty Wells,
the Mercer Brothers, Hank Williams in
Longview, Texas, and of course his band Uncle Tex and Texas Showboys which was
one of the first bands to perform at the legendary Louisiana Hayride. Additional,
he was a member of the New Red River Ramblers. Tex has won a few awards
including being the Louisiana Fiddle champion four times. He played at
Natchitoches-NSU Folk Festival and other festivals. Grimsley passed away October
2, 2002..
Talents : Vocals, Fiddler
Style musical : Traditional Country
Walking The
Dog
(1950)
Teardrops
(1950)
SHUFFLE
ON DOWN (1950)
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Years in activity :
| 1910 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 2000 | 10 | 20 |
DISCOGRAPHY
78 t.
| 1947 | 78 t. RED BARN 1071 (US) | Tex GRIMSLEY - Sorry For You / It's All Coming Home To You |
| 1950 | 78 t. PACEMAKER HB 1001 (US) | Tex GRIMSLEY & His
Texas Showboys -
Walking The Dog
/
Teardrops
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| 1950 | 78 t. PACEMAKER HB 1005 (US) | Tex GRIMSLEY & His
Texas Showboys -
Shuffle On Down
/ I’ll Forgive And Forget |
| 1951 | 78 t. GOTHAM G-408 (US) | Tex GRIMSLEY & His
Texas Showboys -
Walking The Dog
/ Teardrops |
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