Tag Archives: Augie Meyers

The generally friendly, somewhat deranged voice of Doug Sahm shouts “Rock and roll — eeee!” and he’s not really summoning the boxer, nor the squirrel. A tenor saxophone comes blistering in, generally for one from the shorter solos allotted a new player on the doo wop or R&B amount. The …

Within an eerie, surrealistic dream of this drummer, he’s laid out with an autopsy slab and sliced open up with a medical examiner. Music pours out of his insides rather than gruesome guts. All sorts of music, as well: jazz, blues, nation, R&B, rock and roll & roll, and undoubtedly …

The best Tex-Mex supergroup, Texas Tornados were made up of a number of the genre’s most legendary figures: Doug Sahm, Augie Meyers (Sahm’s bandmate within the groundbreaking Sir Douglas Quintet), Hispanic country star Freddy Fender, and accordion virtuoso Flaco Jimenez. The group’s infectious, party-ready sound combined country, early rock and …

A longtime fixture from the Bay Area rock and roll and jazz picture, tenor saxophonist Martin Fierro used acts spanning from Quicksilver Messenger Program to Merl Saunders, but remains most widely known for his cooperation using the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia within the short-lived Legion of Mary. Given birth to …

b. 10 March 1929, Kaplan, Louisiana, USA; d. 23 Apr 2011, Winnie, Tx, USA. Meaux was an important figure in Tx music circles, and frequently acted as go-between, organizing for brands to license experts taken to him. A shrewd judge of strike potential, he also prospered like a maker with …

Augie Meyers began his profession like a keyboardist inside a bizarre style. Elevated by his grandparents, he previously polio and may not walk perfectly. He still liked wandering around, plenty of that his grandparents linked a six-foot rope to his calf and linked it with their piano. He basically got …

Arguably the best & most influential Tex-Mex group ever, the Sir Douglas Quintet epitomized Texas’ reputation being a fertile roots music melting pot and established the career of Tex-Mex cult legend Doug Sahm. The Quintet blended nation, blues, jazz, R&B, Mexican conjunto/norteño music, Cajun dances, United kingdom Invasion rock and …