a ▁pione ering , ▁under - app reci ated , ▁and ▁often ▁neglect ed ▁chron ic ler ▁of ▁the ▁off be at ▁and ▁ecc ent ric ▁trad itions ▁of ▁country ▁rock ▁& ▁roll ." ▁ ▁Punk ▁years ▁ ▁T . ▁Tex ▁Edwards ▁came ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁as ▁the ▁lead ▁vocal ist ▁of ▁Dallas ▁area ▁punk ▁band ▁The ▁N erve break ers . ▁They ▁had ▁a ▁minor ▁hit ▁with ▁the ▁single ▁" My ▁Girl friend ▁is ▁a ▁Rock ," ▁and ▁opened ▁for ▁bands ▁like ▁The ▁Ram ones ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Sex ▁P ist ols ▁on ▁their ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁US ▁Tour ▁and ▁The ▁Cl ash ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Country ▁rock ▁ ▁After ▁The ▁N er ver break ers , ▁influenced ▁by ▁The ▁C ram ps ▁and ▁Gun ▁Club ▁T . ▁Tex ▁turned ▁to ▁rock abil ly ▁with ▁Tex ▁& ▁The ▁S addle tr amps . ▁Their ▁song ▁" Move ▁It !" ▁was ▁later ▁covered ▁by ▁Le R oi ▁Brothers , ▁but ▁the ▁band ▁soon ▁dis band ed . ▁Other ▁acts ▁followed , ▁like ▁Out ▁on ▁Par ole ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁Lo af in ' ▁Hy enas ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁other ▁bands ▁named ▁tongue ▁firm ly ▁in ▁the ▁che ek : ▁The ▁Sw ing in ' ▁Corn f la ke ▁Kill ers ▁( 1 9 9 1 – 1 9 9 6 ), ▁Tex ▁& ▁The ▁To et ags ▁(