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Al "Tex" Brownlee

Square Dance Caller

ID: 364

Al "Tex" Brownlee started calling in his home town, Jacksboro, Texas in 1948 for a new club called "Circle 60". There were only 60 people in the club. He and Jean moved to Odessa, Texas in 1951 where he introduced the Western Style Square Dancing to the public. He organized several TV shows to advertise and started several clubs. He began to travel and call full time in 1957. He was one of the callers on the first Texas State Convention held in Dallas in 1962. He called State Conventions in Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Hawaii, Alaska Minnesota, Michigan, Louisiana, Texas and Florida. Albert R. "Tex" Brownlee, 88, of Dallas died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, in Jacksboro, TX. In 1968 he took the appointment of Director at Fontana Dam, North Carolina. He and Jean developed it into the Square Dance Capital of the world. He retired there in 1988 after 20 years service. He has recorded on Dash, Lightning "S", Thunderbird and Blue Star record labels.

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Recordings by Al "Tex" Brownlee:: Between You And Me (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1905; Blue Eyes (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1621; Broken Hearted (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics) Singing Call, Blue Star 1697; Country Boy (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1849; Country Sunshine (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics) Singing Call, Blue Star 1967; Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics) Singing Call, Blue Star 1723; Down At The Roadside Inn (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1641; Down Yonder In New Orleans (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics) Singing Call, Blue Star 1622; EJ Marie (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1785; For Me And My Gal (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics) Singing Call, Blue Star 1810; Georgia Sunshine (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1908; Gimmie Back My Blues (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics) Singing Call, Blue Star 2255; Hair Of Gold (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1819; Hawaiian Rhythm (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1798; Hey Ma (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics) Singing Call, Blue Star 1683; I'm In Love (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1770; I'm Walking The Floor Over You (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics) Singing Call, Blue Star 1733; Just You And Me (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1845; L-O-V-E (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics) Singing Call, Blue Star 2232; Little Spanish Restaurant (cue sheet) Singing Call, Dash 2505; Maybe (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics) Singing Call, Blue Star 1921; My Ideal (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 2287; Naughty Angeline (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1855; Neon Rose (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1945; Never Never Leave Again (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 2024; Nobody But A Fool (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1893; Oh! My Oh! (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1694; Old Heckler (sample clip) (cue sheet) Sing-Along, Blue Star 1642; Out Of Your Mind (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1777; Pass The Udder Udder (comments) (sample clip) (cue sheet) Sing-Along, Blue Star 1651; Pass The Udder Udder (sample clip) (cue sheet) Sing-Along, Blue Star 2112; Please Don't Squeeze My Sharmon (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1878; Put Your Arms Around Me (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics) Singing Call, Blue Star 1712; Ramblin' Rose (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics) Singing Call, Blue Star 1737; Red Roses From The Blue Side Of Town (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1996; Rub-A-Dub Square (cue sheet) Singing Call, Lightning S 801; Shadow Of A Stranger (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1948; Silver Moon Upon The Golden Sands (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1775; Texas Tornado (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1674; Things Are Looking Up (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1898; Who's World (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 1832; You Lift Me Up (sample clip) (cue sheet) Singing Call, Blue Star 2267; You've Got The Right String Baby, But The Wrong Yo-Yo (sample clip) (cue sheet) (lyrics) Singing Call, Blue Star 1632