A Tombstone for Texas: Texas Alexander and the Blues Pioneers of Texas

by Coy Mac Prather

Alger 'Texas' Alexander was one of the original blues stars of the 1920s. As an original honker and shouter, he was a major influence on many blues stars to follow: Lightning Hopkins, Lowell Fulsom and Frankie Lee Sims. He worked with legends Eddie Lang, Lonnie Johnson, King Oliver and The Mississippi Sheiks. For many years Alexander has been a ghost whose past was shrouded in mystery. He took only one photograph in his lifetime. Texas music historian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0C47WPC69
• ISBN13: 9798393869717
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"