[elfman2]

" The one local band from this area ZZ Top played cover tunes too, when getting started. "

Janis Joplin and the Winter Brothers are also from that area. (I’m from Beaumont.)

[jpsb]

" Janis Joplin and the Winter Brothers"

Did they play cover tunes when staring out?

[jpsb]

If you can a chance look for a band called Guppies From Outer Space. Awesome. They play lots of original too.