Rex “Wrecks” Bell, founder of the Old Quarter Acoustic Café and father figure to many Texas musicians, died Saturday of an ...

Rex Bell performs an impromptu session at the Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe, Thursday, June 9, 2016, in Galveston, Texas. Bell ...

Rex "Wrecks" Bell, former owner of a popular Galveston venue and club known for its live blues, jazz and acoustic music, has ...

Before his majestic 1960s hits like “Wichita Lineman” and “Galveston,” before his mid-’70s No.1 singles “Rhinestone Cowboy” and “Southern Nights,” before his years as an elder statesman of country ...