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Tex Morton

1916-1983 NZ
Country and World
A.k.a. Robert Lane The Yodelling Boundary Rider

Tex Morton (born Robert William Lane in Nelson, New Zealand, also credited as Robert Tex Morton 30 August 1916; died 23 July 1983) was a pioneer of New Zealand and Australian country and western music, vaudevillian, actor and circus performer

     
Genres
  • Country
  • World
  • Folk
Plays With
Tex Morton With His Roughriders
Popular Tracks   
The Black Sheep on The Original by Tex Morton
Mandrake on I'll Be Hanged If They're Gonna Hang Me! by Tex Morton & Sister Dorrie
The Goondiwindi Grey on Kiwi Country Boys - 25 Golden Greats by Various Artists
The Cat Came Back - Remastered on Anthology: The Deluxe Collection by Tex Morton
Beautiful Queensland on I'll Be Hanged If They're Gonna Hang Me! by Tex Morton & Sister Dorrie
The Big Rock Candy Mountain on The Original by Tex Morton
Barnacle Bill The Sailor on The Original by Tex Morton
The Ned Kelly Song on The Original by Tex Morton
Rocky Ned (The Outlaw) on Early Years 1936-1943, Vol. 3 by Tex Morton
You Only Have One Mother on Early Years 1936-1943, Vol. 1 by Tex Morton

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The Essential Tex MortonTex Morton2009Compil.
The Regal Zonophone Collection Vol. 1 1936-38Tex Morton1997Compil.
Tex Morton's Goondiwindi GreyTex Morton1992Album
The Black SheepTex Morton1982Album
Tex Morton's 50th Anniversary Album. 20 Tex Morton Greats.Tex Morton1982Compil.
You and My Old Guitar (The Original Tasman/Rodeo Recordings New Zealand 1949)Tex Morton with Sister Dorrie1981Compil.
Tex Morton's The Goondiwindi GreyTex Morton1977Album
Red River ValleyTex Morton1975Album
Laugh And Sing With Tex MortonTex Morton1974Album
The Goondiwindi GreyTex Morton1973Single
TodayTex Morton1973Album
Tex Morton's AustraliaTex Morton1973Album
The Tex Morton StoryTex Morton1972Compil.
A Tex Morton SingalongTex Morton1971Single
The Shooting Of Dan McGrewTex Morton1962Single
The Cat Came BackTex Morton1962Single
The Disqualified JockeyTex Morton1962Single
The Cat Came BackTex Morton1961Single
Yellow Rose Of TexasTex Morton1960Single
Don't Say GoodbyeTex Morton1960Single
Stockwhip And BlanketTex Morton1959Single
You And My Old GuitarTex Morton1959Single
One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart / He Holds The Lantern (While His Mother Chops The Wood)Tex Morton With His Roughriders / Tex Morton1949Album
Rock My Cradle Once Again / Just BecauseTex Morton With Sister Dorrie / Tex Morton With His Roughriders1949Album
Frankie And Johnny / Don't Make Me Go To Bed And I'll Be GoodTex Morton1949Album
Old Shep / Through The Sin Of A SonTex Morton And Sister Dorrie With Tex Morton With His Roughriders1941Album
When The Cactus Is In Bloom / Rover No MoreTex Morton And Sister Dorrie With Tex Morton With His Roughriders1941Album
Mandrake / Don't Say GoodbyeTex Morton With His Roughriders / Tex Morton & Sister Dorrie1941Album
The Stockman's Last Bed / Old Boko And MeThe Yodelling Boundary Rider - Tex Morton1940Album
My Blue Ridge Mountain Home / Weeping Willow TreeTex Morton And Harry Thompson1938Album
On The Gundagai Line / All Set And SaddledThe Yodelling Boundary Rider - Tex Morton1937Album
Rockin' Alone In A Old Rockin' Chair / There Are Tear Stains On Your Letter Mother DearThe Yodelling Boundary Rider - Tex Morton1937Album
The Black Sheep / You Only Have One MotherTex Morton1937Album
Old Pal Of My Boyhood Days / Across The Great DivideTex Morton1937Album
The Wandering Stockman / Wrap Me Up With My Stockwhip And BlanketThe Yodelling Boundary Rider - Tex Morton1936Album
Tex Morton Looks BackTex MortonAlbum
Goin' Back To TexasTex MortonAlbum
The Versatile Tex MortonTex MortonCompil.
The Big Rock Candy Mountains / My Sweetheart's In Love With A Swiss MountaineerTex MortonAlbum
Dreams Of Silver / Rocky NedTex MortonAlbum
Tex Morton Looks BackTex MortonSingle
Just Drifting Along / The Yodeling Bag ManTex MortonAlbum
EncoresTex MortonCompil.
The Tex Morton StoryTex MortonCompil.
Slipping Around / A Rolling StoneTex MortonAlbum
You And My Old Guitar / My Daddy Is Only A PictureTex MortonAlbum
Waltzing Matilda / I Belong To GlasgowTex MortonSingle
Australian BalladsTex MortonCompil.
I'll Never Slip Around Again / Rock My Cradle (Once Again)Tex Morton With Sister DorrieAlbum
I've Got You / Railroad BoomerTex MortonAlbum
The Best Of Tex MortonTex MortonCompil.
Songs Of The OutbackTex MortonAlbum
I've Known The Truth / I Was Born In Old WyomingTex MortonAlbum
Tex Morton Protest SongTex MortonSingle
When You Have No One To Love You (Linda Darlin') / Teardrops In My HeartTex Morton With Sister DorrieAlbum
Sing, Smile And SighTex MortonCompil.
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