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Jenkins "Tex" Carman (May 14, 1903 – February 2, 1968) was a country music singer and musician active from the 1910s to the 1960s known for playing the Hawaiian Guitar.
Track List
1: Hillbilly hula
2: Casey Jones
3: Heartache And Tears
4: They Had To Say Goodbye
5: You'll Come A Crawlin 'Back
6: Krish A Boom Ba
7: Walking And Crying For You
8: My Broken Heart Will not Let Me Sleep
9: Honk, Honk, Honk
10: Silver Rails Leading Westward
11: The Old Guitar And Me
12: Love Me Darlin '
13: Spanish Dancer
14: I feel like I feel
15: This Lonely Road
16: Little May
17: Ozark Rose
18: To Win, To Place, To Show
19: Fire In The Teepee
20: Learning To Do Without You
21: Little Black Jack Davey
22: My Darling La Roue
23: Valley of the Sun.
24: Ho-Down 1000
25: Maggie's Twist
26: I'll Go On Lovin 'You
27: Aungalala
28: Somewhere In This World
29: Lobo Of The Border
30: Indian Love song
31: Custer's Massacre
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As controversial as his life's work was, so were the journalists of his time. There is hardly an article about Jenks Tex Carman in which the word 'eccentric' does not appear. We think this title is an understatement, but that did not detract from its popularity. You just have to imagine that. On a Saturday night in the 50s, a dark-haired man stands on the stage of a California town hall. The show will be televised live - which is nothing special because records are not there yet. And yet it is also something special, because in this show always appear real stars.
Only the host Joe Maphis is a sensation, as he plays every string instrument with a virtuosity that has never been achieved before and even then Johnny Cash was already a star. The audience is so excited. The man has a flat top guitar. (We know that sounds better than 'the acoustic guitar strapped horizontally in front of the belly', but is the same). His reputation precedes him, so one believes him this time even without his Indian headdress that he is a genuine Cherokee. And with his nose and jet-black hair, you can imagine him in his western shirt as a worthy chieftain.
But the sense of dignity ends seconds after he starts playing. The guitar sounds weird, exotic. His nasal singing is getting used to, to say the least. The accomplished accompanists look a bit confused and try to keep pace with Jenks Tex Carman , who obviously does not care about musical conventions. The last dragged note fades away. You look spellbound into the audience (does anyone have eggs with you?) And wait for the reaction. And then there is thunderous applause.
You have never seen anything like it. The self-love and joy of playing Jenks Tex Carmans has opened the hearts of people. And you can actually just smile and be happy. Perhaps this man opened a door to what is today called world music: to fuse music of different cultures and make it something unique. He had learned his guitar style from an accomplished Hawaiian guitarist, he partly sang in Cherokee (or maybe not, because we do not speak Cheerokee and there are massive doubts about the Indian ancestry of Jenks Tex Carman ), but his music is already country focused , which at that time even more often included a waltz rhythm. Tracks like Hillbilly Hula and Hilo March made him famous and can now be discovered on two CDs.
Born in Hardinsburg, Kentucky in 1903 and although Carman often claimed to be of Cherokee heritage there is no record of such listed with the Cherokee Nation of North Carolina where Carman's family are known to have originated. As a youth Carman learned basic guitar as well as singing with a vocal quartet and was touring the local medicine show and vaudeville circuit. He recorded a single as a solo act in 1929 for Gennett Records which was not released.
Carman continued on as a solo act and with a sister touring and performing on the radio into the 1930s in Louisville, Kentucky and St. Louis, Missouri. During this time he met Frank Plada, a Hawaiian Guitar player who had made popular recordings for Gennett in the 1920s who introduced Carman to the instrument.
Carman's musical abilities were rather limited, consisting of simple single-note runs repeated with little attention given to a steady rhythm or conventional time keeping. Carman's sloppiness was made worse by his heavy drinking and he often did not bother to tune his guitar. His singing voice was similarly ragged, having a nasal twang and limited range. In spite of his musical limitations Carman remained popular with audiences due to his distinctive sound, easy going charm and humor.
Carman continued to tour, now as a solo act, for the rest of the 1940s and made his way west to Pasadena, California by end of the decade where he appeared on the radio on the NBC show Town Hall Party, as well as making a few solo recordings for Four Star Records. Carman also performed on the new medium of television. Carman learned showmanship from his vaudeville days, dressing in flamboyant cowboy outfits and calling himself Tex, at other times wearing an Indian headdress. He became a popular performer on television, appearing on shows "Town Hall Party with Tex Ritter and Johnny Bond and "Hometown Jamboree with Cliffie Stone. Stone introduced Carman to Capitol Records scout Ken Nelson who signed him to a contract in 1951. Carman would make numerous recordings for Capitol with some success for the rest of the decade.
The material recorded for Capitol ranged from Carman's preferred Hawaiian themed songs like "Hillbilly Hula", "Hilo March" and "Samoa Stomp" to sentimental ballads (many written by Carman) as well as a modern covers chosen by Ken Nelson who produced the sessions; "I Could Love You Darling" (originally done by Hank Locklin and a version of "Dixie Cannonball" originally done by Gene Autry and Red Foley. Carman included a novelty song with a version of "When The Caissons Go Rolling Along" (ALA "The Army Goes Rolling Along") during which he imitated various sound effects on the fretboard. This was a particular audience favorite.
While Carman had previously performed solo Nelson insisted on a session band including veterans including at various times Joe Maphis (electric guitar and banjo), Jimmy Bryant (electric guitar), Cliffie Stone (bass), Eddie Kirk (guitar), Jimmy Pruett (piano) and Harold Hensley (fiddle). The band had trouble adapting to playing with Carman who was not used to playing with other musicians. Carman's unwillingness to stay to a steady beat or regular chord changes left band members scrambling to keep track of the songs. These problems were exacerbated by Carman's heavy drinking and lack of rehearsals some which shows in the quality of some of the singles. Carman's drinking was in turn exacerbated by his nervousness about recording and some sessions had to be cancelled. There were five recording sessions between 1951 and 1953 resulting in twenty singles, of which five were not released.
After his contract with Capitol was up Carman recorded an album for the small Sage & Sand label called "The Ole Indian" the cover of which showed Carman in an Indian headdress. For the rest of the 1950s he returned to appearing on radio and television in California including regular guest spots on "Cal's Corral" hosted by used car salesman Cal Worthington. By the mid-1960s Carman returned to Kentucky where he continued to make television and radio appearances until his death aged 64.
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FILE LIST
Filename
Size
01 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Hillbilly Hula.mp3
3 MB
02 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Casey Jones.mp3
4.2 MB
03 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Heartache and Tears.mp3
2.9 MB
04 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - They Had to Say Goodbye.mp3
4.1 MB
05 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - You'll Come a Crawlin' Back.mp3
4 MB
06 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Krish a Boom Ba.mp3
4.2 MB
07 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Walking and Crying for You.mp3
3.9 MB
08 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - My Broken Heart Won't Let Me Sleep.mp3
4.9 MB
09 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Honk, Honk, Honk.mp3
3.4 MB
10 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Silver Rails Leading Westward.mp3
3.2 MB
11 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - The Old Guitar and Me.mp3
5.2 MB
12 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Love Me Darlin'.mp3
3.6 MB
13 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Spanish Dancer.mp3
3.5 MB
14 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - I Feel Like I Feel.mp3
4 MB
15 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - This Lonely Road.mp3
4.7 MB
16 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Little May.mp3
3.8 MB
17 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Ozark Rose.mp3
3.8 MB
18 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - To Win, to Place, to Show.mp3
3.6 MB
19 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Fire in the Teepee.mp3
3.7 MB
20 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Learning to Do Without You.mp3
3.8 MB
21 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Little Black Jack Davey.mp3
3 MB
22 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - My Darling La Roue.mp3
4.8 MB
23 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Valley of the Sun.mp3
3.3 MB
24 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Ho-Down 1000.mp3
3.4 MB
25 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Maggie's Twist.mp3
3.2 MB
26 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - I'll Go On Lovin' You.mp3
3.8 MB
27 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Aungalala.mp3
3 MB
28 Jenks 'Tex' Carman - Somewhere in This World.mp3
