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Doug Sahm was born in San Antonio, Texas, on November 6, 1941, ... In 1969, Meyers joined Sahm in San Francisco for the recording of Mendocino. [9]
Mendocino is the second album [6] by country rock group The Sir Douglas Quintet, released in April 1969 on Smash Records. The release of the album was expedited as the result of the success of the title song, which peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during a fifteen-week stay in early 1969.
Doug Sahm, a veteran of the ... "Mendocino" was released in December 1968 and reached No. 27 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 by early 1969, spending 15 weeks in the chart.
Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers were both members of the 1960s pop-rock band the Sir Douglas Quintet, with hits such as "She's About a Mover" and "Mendocino" to their credit. Meyers's signature sound on the Vox organ was a prominent feature of the band's sound. Sahm, Meyers, and Jiménez are from the San Antonio area.
She's About a Mover is a 1965 song by the Sir Douglas Quintet [3] that was quickly covered by several other artists. The song has a 12-bar blues structure, and is essentially a rewrite of The Coasters’ 1957 hit, "Searchin'" The song was recorded in Houston, Texas at Gold Star Studios.
The discography of Doug Sahm started in 1955 with the release of "A Real American Joe" on Sarg Records. [1] Sahm fronted three bands early in his career: The Pharaohs, The Dell-Kings and The Markays. He released the song "Crazy Daisy" (1959), and he had a local hit in San Antonio, Texas with "Why Why Why" (1960) on Renner Records.
1990 Doug Sahm & the Sir Douglas Quintet: The Best of Doug Sahm & the Sir Douglas Quintet 1968–1975 [10] 1990 The Flatlanders: More a Legend Than a Band [11] 1980 Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen: Too Much Fun: Best of Commander Cody [12] July 1990 Steve Earle: The Hard Way; Oct 1990 Poco: The Forgotten Trail (1969–74)
He was born in San Antonio, Texas, United States. [3] In the early 1960s, Meyers and Doug Sahm founded the Sir Douglas Quintet. [3] His Vox organ was a familiar element of the group's sound, as heard on tracks like "She's About a Mover" (1964), "Mendocino" (1969), and "Nuevo Laredo" (1970).