Texas Jim Lewis

After cutting his teeth with the Swift Jewel Cowboys in Houston, "Texas" Jim Lewis formed his Lone Star Cowboys, which included Jack Rivers and Smokey Rogers, and moved to New York. They remained for five years, playing a residency at the Village Barn, as well as dipping into various theatres and clubs. Between August 1940 and February 1944, the troupe cut almost 40 sides for Decca, ranging from the gentle "Molly Darling," to the comedy of "When There’s Tears In The Eye Of A Potato (Then I’ll Be Crying For You)." His biggest country hit came with "Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry" in 1944. After the war, Lewis relocated to Seattle, presenting his popular Sheriff Tex’s Safety Junction children’s television show for seven years.