Rex Bell

Rex (Wrecks) Bell is a Texas singer-songwriter born in Texas City, Texas. Bell released two solo albums, A Dog's Life and Rex's Blues. He played at Carnegie Hall as the bass guitar player for Lightnin' Hopkins, and has also played bass guitar for Townes Van Zandt and Lucinda Williams. He was a partner in the Old Quarter bar in Houston that hosted many well known musicians. Currently, he is the proprietor of the Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe in Galveston, Texas. The Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe specializes in folk music, americana music and country music. It also hosts an annual Townes Van Zandt Wake, on the first of January each year, in which only Van Zandt's song are played. This event draws musicians from around the United States and a few from Europe each year. Hayes Carll, a new young talent getting very good reviews worldwide, was "discovered" by Bell at his open mics.