Today is the birthday of Jenks “Tex” Carman, the Dixie Cowboy (1903-1968). Born into a large Kentucky farming family, he picked up guitar as a kid and started playing at church and school functions. His first professional dates were on the Chautauqua circuit, singing with a glee club quartet. From here he broke into vaudeville, […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 11:00AM on May 14, 2013