Hey dig this, here's a clip that Mr. Honky-Tonk Jukebox posted to his Instagram @thehonkytonkjukebox, saying "Some Rockabilly from Dallas @t.texed with his Man From Mars song..."
Listen at: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Co0S5qVjJCO/
We, that is me, one T. Tex Edwards, plus The Swingin' Cornflake Killers, who at that time were comprised of Tom Battles (RIP) on guitar, Paul Orr on bass, & David Lee (RIP) on drums, with an able assist from Phil Bennison AKA Homer Henderson (RIP), who contributed an outer-space guitar break, set up our gear one afternoon in Mike Haskins' garage right off lower Greenville Avenue in Dallas Texas, back in the early 1990s. Mike recorded this gem of a tune on his home gear & captured lightning in a bottle. Hold it, maybe that was what we were drinking...
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| Back cover of the Jekyll & Hyde b/w Man From Mars Honey Records 45 single. Photo by Clinton Bell (RIP). |
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| Butch Paulson, the man who wrote & first sang "Man From Mars". |
Anyhow, this here tune was written by a cat named Butch Paulson, who originally sang it backed by The Motations, on a 45 released by Virgelle Records, located in Seattle Washington, back in 1961. Dallas scenester, Mr. Bill Logan, had recently, back then, just started his Honey Records label for releasing music from some of his favorite people like the aforementioned Homer Henderson & me. Thanks Bill. Complete audio of "Man From Mars" can be heard at: https://at.tumblr.com/t-tex-edwards/audio-man-from-mars-t-tex-edwards-the/5ota8uascggx
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| Butch Paulson's original 1961 single of "Man From Mars" on Virgelle Records. |
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| Jim Burgett who originally sang "Jekyll & Hyde". |
On the flipside, or should I say the 'A' side, is a groovy tune called "Jekyll & Hyde", originally sung by Jim Burgett (from Ceres California, near Modesto). The first incarnation of "Jekyll & Hyde" was titled "Split Personality" on Go Records from 1961. Later in 1961, Go Records issued the song under the title "Jekyll and Hyde”. We erroneously credited Jim with writing the song on the Honey Records single, but further research has discovered it was actually written by a fellow named Pat Boniface, who I could find no information on other than songwriting credits on five different singles, two of which were by our man Jim Burgett.
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| The first incarnation was titled "Split Personality" on Go Records from 1961. |
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| Later in 1961, Go Records issued the song under the title "Jekyll and Hyde" by Jim Burgett. |
The aptly named Cricket Taylor, a local Dallas blues songstress, contributed background vocals on our version of "Jekyll & Hyde" along with another young lady who's name I can't remember. Help me out, Cricket. Audio of "Jekyll & Hyde" can be heard at: https://at.tumblr.com/t-tex-edwards/audio-jekyll-hyde-t-tex-edwards-the/s1r9760ugv0o
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| Front cover of the Jekyll & Hyde b/w Man from Mars 45 single from Honey Records. Artwork by John S. Hancock (from Amazing Hancock Bros.) |
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