Doug Sahm
Douglas Wayne Sahm est un musicien américain de musique country et de blues rock né le 6 novembre 1941 à San Antonio (Texas) et décédé le 18 novembre 1999 à Taos (Nouveau-Mexique).
Doug Sahm, född 6 november 1941 i San Antonio i Texas, död 18 november 1999 i Taos i New Mexico, var en amerikansk musiker. Han anses numera vara en av de viktigaste personerna bakom tex-mex-musiken. Han grundade banden Sir Douglas Quintet och Texas Tornados.
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.
Doug Sahm (San Antonio, 6 november 1941 – Taos, 18 november 1999) was een Amerikaanse country-, blues- en rockmuzikant.
Douglas Wayne Sahm (* 6. November 1941 in San Antonio, Texas; † 18. November 1999 in Taos, New Mexico) war ein US-amerikanischer Country-, Blues- und Rockmusiker. Er gilt als wichtigste Figur des sogenannten Tex-Mex-Stils und war vor allem bekannt als Leader des Sir Douglas Quintet und später der Texas Tornados.
Douglas Wayne Sahm
Taos, New Mexico, U.S.
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Doug Saldaña
Wayne Douglas
Little Doug
Samm Dogg
The Kings
The Last Real Texas Blues Band
The Dell-Kings
The Pharaohs
The Markays
Texas Mavericks
Sahm in 1974
artist
Sahm Performing with the Sir Douglas Quintet
Sahm singing with the Texas Tornados
Sahm performing the title-tack of his album
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Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About a Mover.ogg
Texas Tornados - Soy de San Luis.ogg
Guitar, steel guitar, fiddle, mandolin, bajo sexto, dobro, drums, piano
Renner Records
Sarg Records
Tornado Records
bandleader
Musician
singer-songwriter
"Soy de San Luis"
"Groover's Paradise"
"She's About a Mover"
music
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. Sahm received multiple honors in the state of Texas, including hall of fame inductions and memorials in public places.