Ty Tex Records Discography

The Antons Ty-Tex 45 Larry's TuneTonettes Ty-Tex 45 Gee Baby

Any help with this discography would be appreciated:

TT-100 – Ron Williams and the Customs – Sue Sue Baby / Empty Feeling (both by Ron Williams)
TT-101 – Guy Goodwin – Roll Out the Red Carpet / Nobody Going Nowhere
TT-102 – Ron Williams – I’ll Miss You So / I Guarantee You Baby (October 1961)
TT-103 – ?
TT-104 – The Antons – Larry’s Tune (Larry Stanley) / Green Eyes (1962) (N8OW-2631/2)
TT-105 – Zeroes – Flossie Mae / Twisting With Crazee Babee
TT-106 – Ron Williams – Wine, Wine, Wine / So Long, My Love (Ron Williams)
TT-107 – The Tonettes – Gee Baby (J. Joseph, A. Tyler) / Friendship Ring (late 1962) (NO9W-2713/4)
TT-108 – Guy Goodwin – Wheels a Hummin’ / You’re Right I Will
TT-7599 – Ron Williams – If I Could Stay Away From You (Ron Williams) / On Top of Old Smokey (also released on Imperial 5729)

The above feature an early label design with outline of state of Texas and roses. See Rockin’ Country Style for more info.

Joe Baby and the Donnells Ty Tex 45 Little Sally WalkerReleases below have a simpler design with Ty Tex at the top:

TT-110 – Donnie Carl – Love and Learn / Do the Wiggle Wobble (D. Kight)
TT-111 – Guy Goodwin- Where Sweethearts Never Part / ? (1962)
TT-112 – The Sensors featuring Buddy Henderson – Sen-Sa-Shun / The Sensors – Side Tracked
TT-113 – Donnie Carl with the Donnells – It Happened to Me Parts 1 & 2
TT-114 – Joe Baby and the Donnells – Little Sally Walker (Doing the Camel Walk) (D. Kight) / I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
TT-115 – The Sensors – Rumble
TT-116 – Guy Goodwin – A Taste Of Her Loving / ??
TT-117 – The Sensors – Bat Man – supposed to be scarce.
TT-118 – Donnie Carl – You’ve Got It / Getting Over You (both by D. Kight, December 1964)
TT-119 – Donnie Carl – Heart Attack / If You Want It That Way
TT-120 – The Sensors – Honest I Do (vocal) / Honest I Do (instrumental)
TT-121 – Linda Burns – And That Reminds Me / The Reason Why (October 1965)
TT-122 – The Derbys – A Different Woman Every Day (Taylor-Gadson-Darnell) / The Crow
TT-123 – Ron Williams and the Trebles – So Fine / Let’s Stop Wasting Time (Ron Williams)
TT-124 – Ron Williams – Please Come Back / I’m Sending You A Pencil
TT-125 – One Eyed Jacks – Hang It Up (Robert Leslie Allen) / Down On My Knees
TT-126 – Larry Mack – Last Day of the Dragon (Larry Stanley) / Can’t You See Me Crying
TT-127 – The Revolvers – Like Me / When You Were Mine
TT-128 – The Revolvers – Good Lovin’ Woman / Land of 1,000 Dances (June 1967)
TT-129 – Dana Black and the Revolvers – As Tears Go By b/w The Revolvers – Your Love’s for Me
TT-130 – Floyd Jones – My Mother’s Prayer / Hero’s Welcome Home
TT-131 – Stan Gorman and the Revolvers – I Love Lovin’ You / Green Unicycle

Many of the later releases show “A product of Eula Anton” on the label. At least some of these records were cut at Robin Hood Brians studio in Tyler.

For more information on the Sensors, the One Eyed Jacks, and the Revolvers see their individual entries.

Donnie Carl

Donnie Carl is Donnie Carlton Kight, a soul singer. He wrote most of his songs, sometimes with Mike Goodrich.

Ronny Williams' Gold Standard sleeve Move Up a Little Closer Baby
Ronny Williams’ Gold Standard sleeve
could this be the same person recording for Ty Tex as far back as 1961?

Ron Williams

Ron Williams wrote most of the songs he recorded, here are some other 45s he cut:

Pastel 404, “Poor Little Lamb” / “Hey! Little Pearl” – the A-side is excellent garage. I don’t have the record, but have short clips of both sides here. Arvel Stricklin played lead guitar and Hammond organ on both tracks (source). Pastel Records owned by Maj. Bill Smith.

Vee Jay 675 “Angel Girl” / She Ran Away” (1965)

Austin A-321, “Big Boy Pete” / “Runaway” (despite its name, Austin Records was a Ft. Worth based label. I haven’t heard this one)

Le Cam LC 331 – Ron Williams with Major Bill’s Texans – “Lady Diana” / “Somewhere Between”

A release by Ronny Williams “Move Up a Little Closer Baby” on the Gold Standard label may also be his – but once I saw the photo of him on the sleeve I decided it’s not possible, do you agree? The flip is sung by his brother Larry Williams, “When You Grow Tired Of Him”.

Larry Mack Ty Tex 45 Last Day of the DragonLarry Mack

One of the best vocals that I’ve heard on the label is Larry Mack’s “Last Day of the Dragon”. Songwriting credit goes to Larry Stanley. This is a track I’d definitely like to know more about. I don’t own it yet and haven’t heard the flip.

Thanks to Martin Hancock, Steve Munger and DrunkenHobo for their additions to this discography and the scans seen here. Thank you to Janis Hellard for the scan of Ty Tex TT 114, Joe Baby and the Donnells.

Larry Williams Gold Standard 45 When You Grow Tired of Him

5 thoughts on “Ty Tex Records Discography”

  1. Great Ty Tex discography! I moved to Tyler 4 years ago and have been slowly completing a run of the label.
    To fill in one of the blanks:

    TT- 124 – Ron Williams – Please Come Back / I’m Sending You A Pencil

    Both songs are written by Ron.
    I can provide label scans if anyone needs them.

    Thanks!

  2. Following up with you here.

    Found a nice stack of Ty Tex 45s yesterday and a nice copy of Robin Hood Brians “Dis A Itty Bit!”.

    Here’s a few gap fillers:

    TT-104 The Antons “Larry’s Tune” b/w “Green Eyes”
    TT-107 The Tonettes “Gee Baby” b/w “Friendship Ring”

    Both have the early label design.

    Also picked up two copies of TT-100 and a TT-101.

    Keep up the great work!

    Steve

  3. TT 111 Guy Goodwin : Where Sweethearts Never Part / ? (1962)
    TT116 Guy Goodwin : A Taste Of her Loving / ?

  4. I donated an original copy of Ty Tex T112 (Sin-Sa-Shun/SideTrack) in excellent condition to the Texas Museum of Broadcasting & Communication in Kilgore about a week ago.

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