Tex Grooms

Born: March 7, 1917 - Died: September 30, 2005 Associated with KFEQ St. Joseph, MO. Came from Drumright, OK, singing, and playing the guitar and fiddle. Up til 1938, he was performing alone when he joined the "The Boys of Sunset Trail" in Illinois. Went to work with Cindy Walker on "The Rhythm Rodeo". Later on, he was the fiddle player with "Al Clauser's Oklahoma Outlaws". While with Al, Tex got to do quite a bit of solo fiddle work on recordings as well as being the featured fiddle player at many square dancers. Tex was with Al's group until 1947 when he joined "The Smile Time Trio".