Tex Morton
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Biography
Robert William Lane, known as Tex Morton, was a singer-songwriter born on August 30, 1916, in Nelson, New Zealand. In 1934, he recorded several "hillbilly" songs privately. Morton moved to Australia around 1934 and made his professional debut in February 1936 with four recordings for Columbia Graphophone Company. Morton's career spanned decades, including notable periods in Canada and the United States during the 1950s. Morton was also recognized for his contributions to country music, becoming the first inductee into the Australian Roll of Renown in 1976. He released the albums Tex Morton's The Goondiwindi Grey in 1977 and The Black Sheep in 1982. He continued performing and recording until his death from cancer at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney on July 23, 1983.
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- Happy Yodeller
- Lonesome Valley Sally
- In The Luggage Van Ahead
- Frankie and Johnny
- Swiss Sweetheart
- The Black Sheep
- All Set And Saddled
- The Oregon Trail
- Across the Great Divide
- Wrap Me Up In My Stockwhip And Blanket
- Clancy of the Overflow
- Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie
- Just Drifting Along
- Texas In the Spring
- I'm A Rolling Stone
- Waitin' For A Train
- Aristocrat
- Ragtime Cowboy Joe
- The Martins and the Coys
- Red River Valley
- The Greatest Mistake of My Life
- The Yellow Rose of Texas
- The Yodelling Bagman
- My Blueridge Mountain Home
