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Doug Sahm was born on this date.
Under appreciated and gone too soon.
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Here we go anyway.
Doug Sahm
Sahm in 1974
Born: November 6, 1941; San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Died: November 18, 1999 (aged 58); Taos, New Mexico, U.S.
Genres: Tejano/Tex-Mex, Country, Rock, Blues, Rhythm and blues
Associated acts
The Kings
The Pharaohs
The Dell-Kings
The Markays
Sir Douglas Quintet
Texas Mavericks
The Last Real Texas Blues Band
Texas Tornados
Los Super Seven
Grateful Dead
Willie Nelson
Douglas Wayne Sahm (November 6, 1941 – November 18, 1999) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in San Antonio, Texas. Sahm is regarded as one of the main figures of Tex-Mex music, and as an important performer of Texan Music. He gained fame along with his band, the Sir Douglas Quintet, with a top-twenty hit in the United States and the United Kingdom with "She's About a Mover" (1965). Sahm was influenced by the San Antonio music scene that included conjunto and blues, and later by the hippie scene of San Francisco. With his blend of music, he found success performing in Austin, Texas, as the hippie counterculture soared in the 1970s.
Sahm began singing at age five and learned to play the steel guitar at age six. He was considered a child prodigy on the instrument. By the age of eight, he had appeared on the Louisiana Hayride. He made his recording debut as "Little Doug" in 1955, and was influenced by rock and roll during his teenage years. Sahm had local hit records, while he played clubs as a musician for other bands. In 1965, Huey P. Meaux produced Sahm and the Sir Douglas Quintet's "She's About a Mover". The same year, Sahm moved to California. In 1971, he returned to San Antonio, and soon after he moved to Austin. Atlantic Records signed Sahm and released his debut solo album Doug Sahm and Band in 1973.
After a continuing decline in record sales, Sahm kept performing in clubs in Austin, and moved through different record labels. Meanwhile, he enjoyed success in Sweden and in Canada. In 1989, Sahm formed the supergroup the Texas Tornados with fellow Tex-Mex musicians Augie Meyers, Freddy Fender and Flaco Jiménez. The Texas Tornados toured successfully, and one of their releases earned a Grammy Award. In 1999, Sahm died during a vacation trip. A posthumous album, The Return of Wayne Douglas, was released in 2000, and he received multiple honors in the state of Texas, including hall of fame inductions and memorials in public places.
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Sahm in 1974
Born: November 6, 1941; San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Died: November 18, 1999 (aged 58); Taos, New Mexico, U.S.
Genres: Tejano/Tex-Mex, Country, Rock, Blues, Rhythm and blues
Associated acts
The Kings
The Pharaohs
The Dell-Kings
The Markays
Sir Douglas Quintet
Texas Mavericks
The Last Real Texas Blues Band
Texas Tornados
Los Super Seven
Grateful Dead
Willie Nelson
Douglas Wayne Sahm (November 6, 1941 – November 18, 1999) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in San Antonio, Texas. Sahm is regarded as one of the main figures of Tex-Mex music, and as an important performer of Texan Music. He gained fame along with his band, the Sir Douglas Quintet, with a top-twenty hit in the United States and the United Kingdom with "She's About a Mover" (1965). Sahm was influenced by the San Antonio music scene that included conjunto and blues, and later by the hippie scene of San Francisco. With his blend of music, he found success performing in Austin, Texas, as the hippie counterculture soared in the 1970s.
Sahm began singing at age five and learned to play the steel guitar at age six. He was considered a child prodigy on the instrument. By the age of eight, he had appeared on the Louisiana Hayride. He made his recording debut as "Little Doug" in 1955, and was influenced by rock and roll during his teenage years. Sahm had local hit records, while he played clubs as a musician for other bands. In 1965, Huey P. Meaux produced Sahm and the Sir Douglas Quintet's "She's About a Mover". The same year, Sahm moved to California. In 1971, he returned to San Antonio, and soon after he moved to Austin. Atlantic Records signed Sahm and released his debut solo album Doug Sahm and Band in 1973.
After a continuing decline in record sales, Sahm kept performing in clubs in Austin, and moved through different record labels. Meanwhile, he enjoyed success in Sweden and in Canada. In 1989, Sahm formed the supergroup the Texas Tornados with fellow Tex-Mex musicians Augie Meyers, Freddy Fender and Flaco Jiménez. The Texas Tornados toured successfully, and one of their releases earned a Grammy Award. In 1999, Sahm died during a vacation trip. A posthumous album, The Return of Wayne Douglas, was released in 2000, and he received multiple honors in the state of Texas, including hall of fame inductions and memorials in public places.
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SHE'S ABOUT A MOVER (DOUG SAHM)
971,867 views Sep 16, 2014
brubert
1.99K subscribers
971,867 views Sep 16, 2014
brubert
1.99K subscribers
If that link disappears, here's the same performance:
Texas Tornados - She's about a mover
22,767 views Jun 29, 2015
Jerry briseno
542 subscribers
22,767 views Jun 29, 2015
Jerry briseno
542 subscribers
That's the wonderful Flaco Jiménez on the accordion.
Fri Oct 29, 2021: Now, from the conjunto capital of the world, the Netherlands, here are Dwayne and Geert Verheyden:
