Saturday, May 16, 2020

The Sir Douglas Quintet

































Artist:  The Sir Douglas Quintet 
Origin:  San Antonio, Texas, USA
Genre:  Tex-Mex, Country Rock, Roots Rock, Garage Rock, Rock & Roll, Mexican Traditions, Blues Rock, Southern Rock

Original line-up:

Doug Sahm:  Vocals, Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Fiddle
Jack Barber:  Bass
Frank Morin:  Vocals, Horns
Augie Meyers:  Organ
Johnny Perez:  Drums

The Sir Douglas Quintet was an American Rock Band from San Antonio, formed in 1964 by Doug Sahm (Vocals, Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Fiddle, Jack Barber (Bass), Frank Morin (Vocals, Horns), Augie Meyers (Organ), and Johnny Perez (Drums).  They started in Country Music and had played on-stage with Hank Williams, Sr., and went played Blues, Texas R&B Music, Tex-Mex.  The band is known for its songs "The Rains Came" (1966), "Mendocino" (1968), "It Didn't Even Bring Me Down" (1969), and "Dynamite Woman" (1969).
















Title:   Texas Fever:  Best Of Sir Douglas Quintet  (2006) 
Genre:  Tex-Mex, Country Rock, Roots Rock, Garage Rock, Rock & Roll, Mexican Traditions, Blues Rock, Southern Rock
Label:  Aim Records
Rating:   ****

Format:  CD 

Tracks:

 1.  She's About A Mover  (3:37)
 2.  Mendocino  (3:12) 
 3.  Nuevo Laredo  (2:37)
 4.  The Rains Came  (2:48)
 5.  (Is Anybody Going To) San Antonio  (2:30)
 6.  Who Were You Thinking Of  (3:06)
 7.   Woody Bully  (2:56)
 8.  Texas Tornado  (3:08)
 9.  Wasted Days & Wasted Nights  (3:28)
10. Dynamite Woman  (3:33)
11. Texas Me  (2:40)
12. Stoned Faces Don't Lie  (4:34)
13. T-Bone Shuffle  (5:43)
14. And It Didn't Even Bring Me Down  (2:28)
15. Tom Thumb Blues  (3:49)
16. At The Crossroads  (4:35)
17. Song Of Everything  (4:06)
18. Magic Illusion  (2:49)
19. Oh Boy  (2:47)
20. You Never Get To Big & You Never Get To Heavy  (3:41)

Texas Fever:  Best Of Sir Douglas Quintet is the compilation album by The Sir Douglas Quintet, was released on March 20, 2006 by Aim Records, featuring "She's About A Mover", "Mendocino", "Dynamite Woman", "The Rains Came", and more!.



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