T. Texas Tyler - Janssen Park - Mena, Arkansas
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N 34° 35.015 W 094° 14.386
15S E 386295 N 3827563
This monument lauds a Mena favorite son, David Luke Myrick, better known as T. Texas Tyler.
Waymark Code: WMWV0K
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 10/14/2017
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T. Texas Tyler (1916 - 1972) was a country music singer and songwriter who entertained from 1946 to 1954. In 1948 he had a best selling hit called "Deck of Cards" which reached #2 on the charts. It was a spoken-word hit single and one of many that became popular.
This monument is a flat granite slab mounted about a foot off the grass near the center of Janssen Park. It has a bronze relief portrayal of the singer and the words -
T. TEXAS TYLER / 1916 - 1972 / Born David Luke Myrick in Mena, he rose from humble beginnings to become a star of records, television, motion pictures. Was a veteran of World War II and will never be forgotten for his recording "Deck of Cards"