Waggoner Cyber Ranch

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"Have Bass Will Travel"

In Memory Of A Loving Father And Friend

Thomas J. (Tommy) Waggoner

1921-2002

Photo Credit: Donna Leming - Tulsa, Oklahoma

Contact Donna for Great Band Photos at: Mailto:bobandbob52@yahoo.com

Welcome to the official Waggoner Cyber Ranch!

Tommy "Tex" Waggoner is a transplant to Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born in Wichita Falls, Texas a fifth generation Texan, and grew up in Dallas, Texas. Tex's hobbies and interests are: music, alien research, Waggoner family genealogy, and playing Bass, Guitar and Upright Bass.

He is currently teaching guitar and bass, and is available for session work. And is also recording and playing bass for Scott Ellison, and on occasion plays bass for Steve Pryor.

Tex owns and operates an oil and gas exploration company called Teepee Petroleum, Inc. in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

We have also added a new link to his old band, the infamous and legendary "LOS REACTORS". The guy on the left hand side of the picture is Tex AKA Tommy Gun taken in 1980. Boy has he changed! Anyway, it's good for a laugh...

He picked up his first bass when he was 13, now he's almost 50 and still playing...who'd a thought!

Tex has played with Grammy award winners Marc Benno, Tim Alexander, of Asleep at the Wheel and Mickey Raphael from Willie Nelson's band.
Also, Junior & Tanya Rae Brown, Steve Pryor, B.W. Stevenson, Brian Parton and The Nashville Rebels, Jack Morgan, Donny Ray Ford, Joe Christ and The Healing Faith, Rocky Athis, John Butcher, Glenn Hughes, Mel Galley, Mouse Mays, Texas Slim, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Dale Watson, "Smokin" Joe Kubek with B'nois King, Jim Suhler and Monkey Beat, Hudson and The Hoodoo Cats, Scott Ellison, Shawn Pittman, Sam Meyers of Anson Funderburgh and The Rockets, Chuck Blackwell, Curley "Barefoot" Miller, Willie Willis, Tu Tu Jones, Snooky Duke & The Roadrunners, Uncle John Turner and the late great Keith Ferguson of The Fabulous Thunderbirds.

He has also opened for: Buddy Guy, The Stray Cats, Dave Alvin and The Blasters, Reverend Horton Heat, Omar and the Howlers, The Dixie Chicks, Willie Nelson, Ronnie Milsap, Ray Willie Hubbard, Bow Wow Wow, The Meat Puppets, Canned Heat, Bernard Allison, The Kinsey Report, Scott Keeton and the Deviants, Jack Ingram, Kenny G, and Delbert McClinton.

Tex has recorded with: Blue Combo, Jack Morgan, Steve Pryor, Brandon Jenkins, Donny Ray Ford, Scott Ellison, Cody Murphy, Joe Christ and The Healing Faith, and Los Reactors.

Updated 07/11/2003

On Sunday September 16, 2001 Tex Waggoner and Robby Armstrong played a set with Junior Brown and the "Lovely" Tanya Rae Brown for "Breast Fest 2001" a benefit for breast cancer research in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Fun was had by all, and it was an honor for Tex and Robby to play with Junior Brown!