Long Tall Texan

[cupboy]

Who did the original version of Long Tall Texan in the 1960s? All I can find are cover versions when searching.

 

[Circular Vibes]

first released by The Four Flickers in 1959

 

[cupboy]

Must be a rather obscure group. Could find nothing about them doing a web search.

woops, I did find some after all..

LONG, TALL TEXAN
(Henry Strzelecki)

The Four Flickers - 1959
Jerry Woodard - 1960
Murry Kellum - 1963
The Kingsmen - 1963
The Beach Boys - 1964
The Englishmen - 1967
John Denver - 1974
Long Tall Texans - 1987
Lyle Lovett - 1996

 

[Quad Linda]

Jim Mann and The Demons did Long Tall Texan on United Artists in 1961. It was the B side of The Greatest of Them All, which is credited to Eddie Jones and The Demons.

 

[cupboy]

Well, this is a tough one to figure out. I've found samples of these:

Jerry Woodard - 1960
Murry Kellum - 1963
The Kingsmen - 1963

None of these is the version I am looking for.

 

[EMB]

Simply due to their popularity, the Beach Boys version--not released as a single--has probably over the years been the most heard and recognized. Murry Kellum, though, had the 1963 'hit' version, but it wasn't much of a hit nationally. Not that much of a song, either, although it has been covered off and on over the years, so it has some sort of attraction.

ED

 

[cupboy]

I found a video of that one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRQJTFh4V2w

Some music sounds better on AM radio.

 

[Wagonmaster_91]

The Four Flickers did it first in 1957. Murry Kellum had a big hit with it in 1963. It was written by Henry Strzelecki. It was written about Tex Ritter.