Tex c 1940 Photo by photographer Lyle Fowler (1891-1969) Sourced via Wikipedia from State Library Victoria (CC)
Andrew K Smith has just published the first full-length biography of Tex Morton (University of Tennessee Press), Tex Morton: From Australian Yodeler to International Showman by Andrew K Smith.
An important contribution to music history scholarship, this volume not only establishes Morton’s significance in the history of Australian country music, but it also draws deep connections between Morton’s Australasian influence and country music in the United States, exploring Morton’s legacy in the wider context of the genre worldwide. Complete with a comprehensive discography of Tex Morton’s works, Smith’s in-depth biography claims for Morton his rightful place as a major founding figure in the history of Australian country music.
https://utpress.org/title/tex-morton/ Also available on Amazon.