Tex Comer (bass)

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BANDS:

• The Stealers
• Warm Dust [1970-1972]
• Ace [Dec 72-Jul 77]
• Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
• Bryn Haworth Band [1978]
• Frankie Miller Band [Sep 78-1979]
• Bryn Haworth Band [Aug 79]
• Mickey Jupp Band [1981-1983]
• Jo Ann Kelly Band [1983]
• Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds [1986]
• Dave Kelly Band [1986]
• Mickey Jupp Band [1991]
• The DTs [1997]
• Bryn Haworth Band [Sep 97-Jan 98]
• Voice Of Reason
• Los Pacaminos
• Blues Patrol [2008]
• 7 Year Itch [2008]

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BIOGRAPHY:

Terry Comer (nicknamed Tex Comer) is another veteran from the pub-rock scene, a superb bassist. He was born on February 23rd, 1949, in Burnley, Lancashire, England.

Tex Comer

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THE STEALERS

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One of Tex Comer´s first bands was The Stealers:

THE STEALERS #?		?
Errol Walsh vocals	Ed Deane guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	+ others unknown to me. Help!

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WARM DUST

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This was the first lineup of Warm Dust, probably around 1970:

WARM DUST #1				?
Les Walker vocals	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Paul Carrack keyboards	Alan Soloman sax, flute, keyboards	John Surguy sax, flute	Dave Pepper † drums

They released a double album called And it came to pass. After a while, they changed drummer.

New drummer for Warm Dust was Keith Bailey:

WARM DUST #2				?
Les Walker vocals	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Paul Carrack keyboards	Alan Soloman sax, flute, keyboards	John Surguy sax, flute	Keith Bailey drums

They released a new album, Peace for our time. And then, they changed drummer again.

Original drummer Dave Pepper returns to Warm Dust:

WARM DUST #3				?
Les Walker vocals	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Paul Carrack keyboards	Alan Soloman sax, flute, keyboards	John Surguy sax, flute	Dave Pepper † drums

Next (and last) drummer in Warm Dust was John Bedson:

WARM DUST #3				?-1972
Les Walker vocals	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Paul Carrack keyboards	Alan Soloman sax, flute, keyboards	John Surguy sax, flute	John Bedson drums
	Aceê	Aceê

There's a 3rd album, Dreams of impossibilities.

But, finally, in 1972, they disbanded and in December 1972, Tex and Paul joined a new band, Ace.

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ACE

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This was the original lineup for Ace, formed in December 1972:

ACE #1			Dec 72-?
êWarm Dust			êWarm Dust
Paul Carrack vocals, keyboards	Alan ´Bam´ King guitar, vocals	Phil Harris guitar, vocals	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Steve Witherington drums

After a short period, Steve leaves, being replaced by Chico Greenwood.

This was the 2nd lineup for Ace:

ACE #2			?-Sep 74
Paul Carrack vocals, keyboards	Alan ´Bam´ King guitar, vocals	Phil Harris guitar, vocals	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Chico Greenwood drums

But Chico also leaves, in September 1974.

Fran Byrne is the new drummer for Ace, in September 1974:

ACE #3			Sep 74-Mar 76
Paul Carrack vocals, keyboards	Alan ´Bam´ King guitar, vocals	Phil Harris guitar, vocals	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Fran Byrne drums

They released their first album, Five-a-side, including a very succesful single, the famous song ´How long´, penned by Carrack, a song about Tex Comer leaving the band briefly to play with the Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, and his subsequent return.

After a second album, Time for another, Phil Harris leaves the band in March 1976.
New guitarist John Woodhead joins Ace in June 1976:

ACE #4			Jun 76-Jul 77
Paul Carrack vocals, keyboards	Alan ´Bam´ King guitar, vocals	John Woodhead guitar, vocals	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Fran Byrne drums

They released a 3rd album, No strings.

The band split in July 1977. Byrne, and Tex went to play with Frankie Miller band (with the great ones Ed Deane and Steve Simpson) until 1979. Carrack also joined Frankie Miller but in previous lineups.

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SUTHERLAND BROTHERS & QUIVER

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When Bruce Thomas leaves Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, Tex Comer came to play with the band for a while, although he was still a member of Ace:

SUTHERLAND BROTHERS #?				?
Iain Sutherland vocals, guitar	Gavin Sutherland vocals, guitar	Tim Renwick guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Peter Wood † keyboards	John ´Willie´ Wilson drums

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BRYN HAWORTH BAND

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This was the superb Bryn Haworth Band around 1978, comprising 3 musicians from Ace:

BRYN HAWORTH BAND #?			1978
Bryn Haworth vocals, guitar	Alan ´Bam´ King guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Mick Weaver keyboards	Fran Byrne drums

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FRANKIE MILLER BAND

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This was the personnel for the Frankie Miller tour in September 1978:

FRANKIE MILLER BAND #?			Sep 78-?
Frankie Miller vocals	Steve Simpson guitar	Ed Deane guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Fran Byrne drums

In April 1979, they add Nick Judd on keyboards:

FRANKIE MILLER BAND #?				1979
Frankie Miller vocals	Steve Simpson guitar	Ed Deane guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Nick Judd keyboards	Fran Byrne drums

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BRYN HAWORTH BAND (again)

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This was the Bryn Haworth Band around August 1979:

BRYN HAWORTH BAND #?			1979
Bryn Haworth vocals, guitar	Alan ´Bam´ King guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Nick Judd keyboards	Fran Byrne drums

They appeared at the Greenbelt Festival that month, thus appearing in the collective album Greenbelt live!.

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MICKEY JUPP BAND

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This was the Mickey Jupp Band in 1981:

MICKEY JUPP BAND #7		1981
Mickey Jupp vocals	Ian Duck guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Bob Clouter drums

In 1982, the Mickey Jupp Band changes their drummer:

MICKEY JUPP BAND #8		1982
Mickey Jupp vocals	Ian Duck guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Paul Atkinson drums

They appear playing two tracks in the collective live album Live in London, vol. 1. Other acts appearing in the album: Red Beans & Rice, Diz & The Doormen (with Pete Thomas, the sax player), The Electric Bluebirds and Chevalier Brothers.

Next changes in the Mickey Jupp Band happen around November 1983, with another change in the drum chair:

MICKEY JUPP BAND #9		1983
Mickey Jupp vocals	Ian Duck guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Lester Gordon drums

But before the end of 1983, Paul Atkinson is back on drums:

MICKEY JUPP BAND #10		1983
Mickey Jupp vocals	Ian Duck guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Paul Atkinson drums

And then, Tex Comer left the band (he would rejoin 8 laters later, though).

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JO ANN KELLY BAND

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In 1983, Tex Comer joined the band of the late, talented Jo Ann Kelly:

JO ANN KELLY BAND #?						1983-?
Jo Ann Kelly † vocals	Pete Emery guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Geraint Watkins keyboards	Mike Paice sax	Les Morgan drums	Al McLaine backing vocals	Pauline Neill backing vocals

Don´t know how much time they stayed together.

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CHRIS FARLOWE & THE THUNDERBIRDS

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In 1986, Tex Comer becomes a member of Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds, but I can´t find the info about the whole lineup. Can someone help me, please?

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DAVE KELLY BAND

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This was the lineup for Dave Kelly Band in 1986:

DAVE KELLY BAND #?			1986
Dave Kelly vocals, guitar	Ed Deane guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Peter Filleul keyboards	Rob Townsend drums

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AND THEN...

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I have a big gap here from 1986 to 1991. Does anybody know where did Tex play in that period?

Tex appears in the movie Riff-Raff (1991), directed by Ken Loach, as part of the pub band in some scenes. The musicians appearing there are: Martin Clapson, Les Davidson, Tex Comer, Lou Stonebridge and Jimmy Jewell.

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MICKEY JUPP BAND (again)

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In 1991, Tex Comer rejoins Mickey Jupp and his band:

MICKEY JUPP BAND #12		1991
Mickey Jupp vocals	Ed Deane guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	The Big Figure drums

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AND THEN...

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Another big gap here. Help, please...

I know he also played in a band called Voice Of Reason, but I can´t find any info about them.

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THE DTS

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This was the lineup for the DTs in 1997:

THE DTS #?		1997
Honeyboy Hickling vocals, harmonica	Big Al Taylor guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Mister Mac drums

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BRYN HAWORTH BAND

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In September 1997, Bryn Haworth made a brief UK tour with this band:

BRYN HAWORTH BAND #?		Sep 97
Bryn Haworth vocals, guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Jeff Hammer keyboards	Henry Spinetti drums

And in January 1998, Bryn Haworth augments his band with a horn section:

BRYN HAWORTH BAND #?				1998
Bryn Haworth vocals, guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Jeff Hammer keyboards	Raul D´Oliveira trumpet	Steve Gregory sax	Henry Spinetti drums

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LOS PACAMINOS

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Last thing I´ve known about Tex is that he´s playing with Los Pacaminos, a band comprising fantastic, veteran players, with singer Paul Young. But I don´t know the exact lineup with Tex.

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BLUES PATROL

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Tex Comer in Blues Patrol

This was the lineup for Blues Patrol around June 2008:

BLUES PATROL #?			2008
Andy Roberts vocals	Tony Pow guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Rob Millis keyboards	Mick Clewes drums

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7 YEAR ITCH

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In December 2008, the band 7 Year Itch plays a reunion gig, with Tex Comer aboard:

7 YEAR ITCH #?		2008
Chris Hargrave	Mick Molloy guitar	Terry ´Tex´ Comer bass	Paul Atkinson drums

And the legacy continues. His son Rob Comer plays guitar in a band called aerialdevice.

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DISCOGRAPHY: (30 albums known to me - Status: Quite advanced)

ALBUMS AS A BAND MEMBER (19 credits)

• And it came to pass - Warm Dust (1970)


• Members: Paul Carrack, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Alan Soloman, John Surguy, Les Walker (RIP: Dave Pepper)
• Comments: Double LP.
• Peace for our time - Warm Dust (1971)


• Members: Keith Bailey, Paul Carrack, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Alan Soloman, John Surguy, Les Walker
• Third album - Warm Dust (1972)


• Members: Paul Carrack, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Alan Soloman, John Surguy, Les Walker (RIP: Dave Pepper)
• Dreams of impossibilities - Warm Dust (1972)


• Members: Paul Carrack, Terry ´Tex´ Comer
• Comments: German only release.
• Warm Dust - Warm Dust (1972)


• Members: John Bedson, Paul Carrack, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Alan Soloman, John Surguy, Les Walker
• Guests: John Knightsbridge
• Technical: Martin Birch
• Beat of the street - Sutherland Brothers (1974)


• Members: Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Tim Renwick, Gavin Sutherland, Iain Sutherland, John ´Willie´ Wilson (RIP: Peter Wood)
• Producer: Muff Winwood
• Five-a-side - Ace (12/1974)


• Members: Fran Byrne, Paul Carrack, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Phil Harris, Alan ´Bam´ King
• Guests: Bud Beadle, Mick Eve, Chris Hughes
• Technical: (RIP: Mike Stone)
• Comments: Japanese CD reissue from 2004 contains 1 bonus track.
• Time for another - Ace (12/1975)


• Members: Fran Byrne, Paul Carrack, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Phil Harris, Alan ´Bam´ King
• Guests: Tim Renwick, Rusty Young
• Comments: Time for another was recorded by lineup #3: Alan 'Bam' King (guitar, vocals), Phil Harris (guitar, vocals), Paul Carrack (keyboards, vocals), Terry 'Tex' Comer (bass, vocals), Fran Byrne (drums). With help from Tim Renwick (guitar), and Rusty Young (steel guitar, from Poco).
• No strings - Ace (01/1977)


• Members: Fran Byrne, Paul Carrack, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Alan ´Bam´ King, John Woodhead
• Guests: Bobby Keys, Steve Madaio, Jim Price, Tim Renwick
• Producer: Trevor Lawrence
• Technical: Bill Schnee
• Comments: No strings was recorded by lineup #4: Alan 'Bam' King (guitar, vocals), John Woodhead (guitar, vocals), Paul Carrack (keyboards, vocals), Terry 'Tex' Comer (bass, vocals), Fran Byrne (drums). With help from Tim Renwick (guitar) and some horn players: Steve Madaio (trumpet), Bobby Keys, Trevor Lawrence (trombone), Jim Price.
• Falling in love - Frankie Miller (1979)


• Members: Fran Byrne, Paul Carrack, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Ed Deane, Frankie Miller, Steve Simpson
• Guests: Terry Britten, Barrie Guard, Tim Renwick, Chris Slade, Linda Taylor, Dave Wintour (RIP: Ron Aspery)
• Comments: For some strange reason, the American edition was called Perfect fit. This album features Tim Renwick (guitar), Steve Simpson (guitar, mandolin, accordion), Ed Deane (guitar), Terry Britten (guitar), Ron Aspery (sax), Dave Wintour (bass), Chris Hall (keyboards), Chris Slade (drums), Barrie Guard (percussion), Linda Taylor (vocals), and from Ace: Terry 'Tex' Comer (bass), Paul Carrack (keyboards, backing vocals), Fran Byrne (drums). Arrangements by Frankie Miller and David Mackay. Orchestra conducted by Barrie Guard. It contains several versions; for example, Bob Marley's ´Is this love´, or John Hiatt's ´If I can love somebody´.
  The CD release includes one bonus track: ´Something about you´. But the remastered CD from 2004 includes 4 bonus live tracks.
• Some people can´t dance - Mickey Jupp (1982)


• Members: Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Mickey Jupp, Mo Witham
• Guests: Bias Boshell, Howie Casey, Steve Holley
• Producer: Mike Vernon
• Pass it on - Bryn Haworth (1983)


• Members: Fran Byrne, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Raul D´Oliveira, Steve Gregory, Bryn Haworth, Alan ´Bam´ King, Henry Spinetti
• Guests: Dave Charles, John David, Dave Markee, Pete Thoms, Pete Wingfield
• Wings of the morning - Bryn Haworth (1983)


• Members: Fran Byrne, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Steve Gregory, Bryn Haworth, Alan ´Bam´ King, Henry Spinetti
• Guests: Dave Markee, Pete Wingfield
• Shampoo haircut and shave - Mickey Jupp (1983)


• Members: Paul Atkinson, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Ian Duck, Mickey Jupp
• Producer: Bernie Frost
• Technical: Barry Hammond
• Just restless - Jo Ann Kelly Band (1983)


• Members: Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Pete Emery, Geraint Watkins (RIP: Jo Ann Kelly)
• Guests: Les Morgan
• Chris Farlowe - Chris Farlowe (1986)


• Members: The Big Figure, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Chris Farlowe, Tim Hinkley, Mo Witham
• Guests: Martyn C Winning
• Comments: EP.
• Standing at the crossroads - Dave Kelly (1987)


• Members: Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Ed Deane, Peter Filleul, Dave Kelly, Lou Stonebridge, Rob Townsend
• As the years go by - Mickey Jupp (1988)


• Members: Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Ed Deane, Mickey Jupp
• X - Mickey Jupp (1989)


• Members: Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Ed Deane, Mickey Jupp
• Guests: (RIP: Lee Brilleaux)

COMPILATIONS AS A BAND MEMBER (4 credits)

• Six aside - Ace (1982)


• Members: Fran Byrne, Paul Carrack, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Phil Harris, Alan ´Bam´ King
• Guests: Bud Beadle, Mick Eve, Chris Hughes, Rusty Young
• Very best of Ace - Ace (1993)


• Members: Fran Byrne, Paul Carrack, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Phil Harris, Alan ´Bam´ King
• Guests: Bud Beadle, Mick Eve, Chris Hughes, Rusty Young
• How long: very best of Ace - Ace (1993)


• Members: Fran Byrne, Paul Carrack, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Phil Harris, Alan ´Bam´ King
• Guests: Bud Beadle, Mick Eve, Chris Hughes, Rusty Young
• The Best of Ace - Ace (10/2003)


• Members: Fran Byrne, Paul Carrack, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Phil Harris, Alan ´Bam´ King, John Woodhead
• Producer: Trevor Lawrence

COLLECTIVE ALBUMS (2 credits)

• Greenbelt live! - VVAA (1979)


• Guests: Derek Beauchemin, Fran Byrne, Dave Christopher, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, George Ford, Dave Green, Cliff Hall, Bryn Haworth, Nick Judd, Alan ´Bam´ King, Alex MacDougall, Mike Moran, Graeme Murray, John Perry, Craig Pruess, Tony Rivers, Ray Russell, Snowy White, Dave Wintour (RIP: Stu Calver, Barry De Souza, Graham Jarvis, Martin Jenner)
• Live in London vol 1 - VVAA (1984)


• Guests: Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Mickey Jupp

SESSIONS (5 credits)

• Jaded virgin - Marshall Champan (1978)


• Guests: Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Al Kooper
• Hello there big boy - Danny Kirwan (1979)


• Members: Danny Kirwan
• Guests: Fran Byrne, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, John Cook, Chris Fletcher, Dana Gillespie, Kirby Gregory, John Perry, Tony Rivers, Bob Weston (RIP: Stu Calver)
• Just popped out - Sean Tyla (1980)


• Members: Sean Tyla
• Guests: Fran Byrne, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Bob Daisley, Nick Garvey, Mick Groom, Bruce Irvine, Mike Kellie, Alan ´Bam´ King, Malcolm Morley, Tim Roper, Pete Thomas, Ken Whaley (RIP: John ´Irish´ Earle)
• Johnny Duhan - Johnny Duhan (1982)


• Guests: Fran Byrne, Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Alun Davies, Ed Deane, Kevin McAlea, Gary Taylor, Nigel Warren-Green (RIP: Gary Moore)
• Producer: Paul Samwell-Smith
• King of cards - Tom McRae (04/2007)


• Guests: Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Tim Harries, Adam Phillips, Hossam Ramzy, Ash Soan

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QUESTIONS:

01. Tex must appear in an album by Luke Sital Singh around 2005. Can someone give me some info about it, please?

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RELATED WEBSITE LINKS: 11


Official site(s) - tell them you saw the link here:

• Chris Farlowe Official UK site

From the always interesting Alex's Picks (by Alex Gitlin), we have:

• Warm Dust
• Sutherland Brothers
• Frankie Miller

From the superb site Knights in Blue Denim: The British Blues Scene '68 - '70 (by Christer Fridhammar & Vanja), we have:

• Frankie Miller
• Jo Ann Kelly
• Dave Kelly
• Chris Farlowe

Wikipedia doesn´t want to include links to this website, but I won´t do the same with them. So, from the great Wikipedia, we have:

• Frankie Miller

Assorted links:

• Chris Farlowe page (by Tapani Taka)
• Chris Farlowe website (by Alex Gitlin)

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THANKS:

Very Special Thanks to:

Gavin Sutherland: for info on Tex, but specially for his kindness and help.

Special Thanks to:

Ivan Carling: for his comments on Tex and Sutherland Brothers.

Nick Markham: for his offer of help.

Thanks to:

Andy Parker: for info on The Pacaminos album credits.

Brian Keen: for info on Tex early days.

Andrew Strain & Julie Hicks: for their kindness.

Chris Allman: for info on the album by Luke Sital Singh.

Tom Parker: for info on Tex.

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WHAT'S NEW:

10/August/2010 - Page added to the blog.
17/August/1999 - Original page written by me (in the old site).

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RELATED MUSICIANS:

Terry ´Tex´ Comer mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Fran Byrne (14)
Paul Carrack (13)
Alan ´Bam´ King (11)
John Anthony (6)
Phil Harris (6)
Ed Deane (5)
Mickey Jupp (5)
Bud Beadle (4)
Mick Eve (4)
Chris Hughes (4)

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Page created by Miguel Terol on: 17/August/1999 - Last modified on: 07/February/2011. If you want to contribute with info, please write to: molympus1@gmail.com

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