Label: Mercury Records (U.S.), 846 586-2
Style: Folk, World, Country Rock, Classic Rock
Country: San Antonio, Texas, U.S. (November 6, 1941 - November 18, 1999)
Time: 72:46
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 439 Mb
The Sir Douglas Quintet was an American rock band, formed in San
Antonio in 1964. With their first hits, they were acclaimed in their
home state. When their career was established (subsequent to working
with Texas record producer Huey Meaux), the band relocated to the West
Coast. Their move coincided with the burgeoning San Francisco
psychedelic rock scene of the mid 1960s to early 1970s. Overall, the
quintet were exponents of good-times music with strong roots in blues
and Texas-regional traditions.
Doug Sahm, a veteran of the professional music scene who first sang on radio at the age of five, formed the Quintet (first called simply 'Sir Douglas') in 1964 with longtime friend Augie Meyers and the other original members, Jack Barber, Frank Morin, and Johnny Perez. Sahm had started in country music and had played (at age eleven) on-stage with Hank Williams, Sr. during the latter's final performance. Sahm went on to play in blues clubs in his teenage years and had gained experience as a band leader.
The initial success of the new group, the Quintet, on the airwaves and sales charts was achieved when they made records in conjunction with Houston music producer Huey P. Meaux. Houston's recording industry had become the center of Texas R&B music.
The Quintet was born in a cross-cultural south Texas musical melting pot that included the sounds and traditions of Mexico, Ireland, Scotland, Appalachia, Bohemia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Germany, and African-America. Aware of major trends, producer Huey Meaux advised connecting the new group with the English pop-music trend. As a consequence, the Texas-local R&B, Tex-Mex, and other veins the musicians were familiar with initially went through a period of influence by the British pop bands of the early and mid 1960s. For a short while, the youthful members of the group emulated Beatles-like "mop-top" demeanor and antics on stage. However, they soon outgrew these trappings.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Douglas_Quintet)
Doug Sahm, a veteran of the professional music scene who first sang on radio at the age of five, formed the Quintet (first called simply 'Sir Douglas') in 1964 with longtime friend Augie Meyers and the other original members, Jack Barber, Frank Morin, and Johnny Perez. Sahm had started in country music and had played (at age eleven) on-stage with Hank Williams, Sr. during the latter's final performance. Sahm went on to play in blues clubs in his teenage years and had gained experience as a band leader.
The initial success of the new group, the Quintet, on the airwaves and sales charts was achieved when they made records in conjunction with Houston music producer Huey P. Meaux. Houston's recording industry had become the center of Texas R&B music.
The Quintet was born in a cross-cultural south Texas musical melting pot that included the sounds and traditions of Mexico, Ireland, Scotland, Appalachia, Bohemia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Germany, and African-America. Aware of major trends, producer Huey Meaux advised connecting the new group with the English pop-music trend. As a consequence, the Texas-local R&B, Tex-Mex, and other veins the musicians were familiar with initially went through a period of influence by the British pop bands of the early and mid 1960s. For a short while, the youthful members of the group emulated Beatles-like "mop-top" demeanor and antics on stage. However, they soon outgrew these trappings.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Douglas_Quintet)
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02. Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day (03:26)
03. I'm Glad For You Sake (But I'm Sorry For Mine) (03:39)
04. Texas Me (02:36)
05. You Never Get Too Big And You Sure Don't Get Too Heavy, That You Don't Have T... (03:18)
06. Song Of Everything (04:05)
07. Catch The Man On The Rise (02:20)
08. At The Crossroads (04:37)
09. In The Dark (03:00)
10. Nuevo Laredo (02:42)
11. I Wanna Be Your Mama Again (02:20)
12. I Don't Want To Go Home (02:44)
13. Be Real (02:35)
14. Papa Ain't Salty (03:51)
15. The Gypsy (03:32)
16. Wasted Days And Wasted Nights (03:37)
17. Michoacan (03:21)
18. Westside Blues Again (06:19)
19. (Is Anybody Going To) San Antone (03:04)
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22. I'm Not That Kat Anymore (03:14)
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