On The Hunt

Greetings...

I'm looking for the players and makers of the West Texas music scene from the 40s, 50s, 60s, and 70s. If you were from the area or know the story of someone who was,
I'd love to catch your story. Email me at lonestarstomp@gmail.com


This is a partial and ever changing list of people and groups I'm on the search for...



ABILENE


ALPINE
Bob Simonetti, Bob & His Agents (recorded for AOK)

AMARILLO
The Undertakers (recorded for Studio 7)
Jackie Dallas, the Tiaras (recorded for Alliance)
Jack Miller


ANDREWS
Bud Landon

BIG SPRING
The Living Us (recorded for Nomad)
the Singing Policeman, Bob Smith (recorded for CLET)

HOBBS
the Brentwoods (recorded for Our)

HART
the Perils (recorded for Velva)





LOVINGTON
The Coachmen (recorded for Sea Ell)


LUBBOCK
the Derby Hatville (Texas Tech students?)
the Night Crawlers (recorded for Shadow, involved a Larry Priest
Darrell Rhodes (Texas Tech student (?) that recorded for Slim Willet's Winston label)

MIDLAND
The Clue (recorded for Byron)

MONAHANS
Orville Fox
Big Jim Ellis

ODESSA
Adam and the Ghetto
Knights Bridge, Knightsbridge, Knightsbridge 5
M.A.R.O.
Cedar Creek Society
Sammy Martinez, the Sunlite Orchestra


PLAINVIEW
Jackie Johnson (recorded for Harry Bray's Satin label

ROSWELL
the Venturie 5

SAN ANGELO
Carmen Martin
Pancho Villa
the Epic 5 (recorded for the Ray Ruff label Sully)
The Mystic 5

Not Sure Where You Were From
The Venturas (recorded for IN)

Carrolls Mood (recorded for AOK)
Tommy & Terry Rawlings (recorded for AOK)