Texas Alexander Frost Texas Tornado Blues 1934

Alger "Texas" Alexander was born in Jewett, Texas, north of Houston in 1900. He performed at picnics and parties while in his 20s, occasionally working with Blind Lemon Jefferson, also from east Texas. He made some good blues records with Lonnie Johnson, Eddie Lang, Clarence Williams, and King Oliver while still in his 20s. He stopped recording in 1929 and then made quite a few records in 1934, then stopped again until 1947. Texas most often performed with his cousin Lightnin Hopkins and in the late 30s with Howlin' Wolf.In 1939, Texas murdered his wife and spent 1940 to 1945 in the Paris, Texas prison. After he was released, he recorded on the Aladdin label with cousin Lightnin'. Texas died in Houston in 1954. This music was composed by Texas to commorate the Frost, Texas Tornado which killed 60 people and levelled the little farming community on the afternoon of May 6, 1930. Others were sucked up into the cloud and never found. A mass funeral was held on the porch of the only house left standing in the town. Many caskets were simultaneously lowered as Rock of Ages could be heard from a lone trumpeter. Most in attendance at the funeral were themselves battered and injured. Texas Alexander is accompanied by the Mississippi Sheiks-Lonnie Chatmon, Sam Chatmon on guitar, and Armenter Chatmon aka Bo Carter on violin. Okeh 8890; San Antonio, Texas; April 9,1934. Thanks to the Houston Chronicle, Dallas Times Herald, and Blooming Grove Times as well as the collection of Edward ...

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