Legendary keyboard player Augie Meyers was a life long band member of almost every band Sahm founded, including country supergroup ‘The Texas Tornadoes. He also wrote the classic lyrics, “You just can’t live in Texas if you don’t have lots of soul” in his song At The Crossroads.ĭoug was offered a spot in the Grand Old Opry, but was a little too rock and roll to accept it!īob Dylan was one of Doug’s biggest fans and played guitar and sang back-up on his first Atlantic album. Try sampling his Mendocino album–it is a classic.Ī child prodigy Doug got to perform onstage with Hank Williams just before Hank’s death. A brilliant musician Sahm influenced many, many performers without ever quite achieving the commercial success he so richly deserved. Alvin Crow and the Pleasant Valley Boys at Ginny's Little Longhorn in Austin, Texas.'At the Crossroads' -Song by Doug Sahm. He was Country, Rock, Blues and almost every other kind of music rolled into one package, He was also one of the key architects of Tex-Mex–one of my favorite forms of music. He was also the mastermind behind many other bands, and released a series of albums under slightly fictitious titles. A song not just for Texans, and the only time the line, and it sure does wig me out is acceptable. The song was a timeless slice of Tex-Mex pop called Mendocino. Born in San Antonio Doug was a proud export to Austin, where he made his home. Our fates had been placed in the hands of the great Doug Sahm, patron saint of far out.
Doug Sahm was the Sir Douglas of the Sir Douglas Quintet. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1990 CD release of 'The Best Of Doug Sahm & The Sir Douglas Quintet 1968-1975' on Discogs.
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