Tex Perkins

Tex Perkins
Tex Perkins
	Perkins in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Gregory Stephen Perkins
Born	28 December 1964 (age 59); Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Genres	Rock, folk blues, country
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Years active	1982–present
Member of	The Cruel Sea; Tex Perkins and the Fat Rubber Band; The Beasts
Formerly of	Beasts of Bourbon; Tex, Don and Charlie; Tex Deadly and the Dum-Dums; Salamander Jim; Thug; TnT; Tex Perkins & His Ladyboyz; The Ape; The Band of Gold;
Website	texperkins.com.au

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.