| Tex Perkins | |
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 Perkins in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gregory Stephen Perkins |
| Born | 28 December 1964 Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Genres | Rock, folk blues, country |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Member of | Tex Perkins and the Fat Rubber Band The Beasts |
| Formerly of | Beasts of Bourbon The Cruel Sea Tex, Don and Charlie Tex Deadly and the Dum-Dums Thug TnT Tex Perkins & His Ladyboyz The Ape Tex Perkins & The Band of Gold |
| Website | texperkins |
Gregory Stephen Perkins (born 28 December 1964), better known by his stage name Tex Perkins, is an Australian singer-songwriter who fronted the Australian rock band The Cruel Sea, but has also performed with the Beasts of Bourbon, Thug, James Baker Experience, The Butcher Shop, Salamander Jim, and Tex, Don and Charlie. He has also released many solo records. In 1997, a portrait of Tex Perkins by artist Bill Leak won the Packing Room award at the Archibald Prize.