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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 Sir Douglas Quintet was an American rock band formed in San Antonio, Texas in 1964. [2] 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.
She's About a Mover" peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, [29] and reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. [30] The success of the song propelled the Sir Douglas Quintet to tour, and to become an opener for The Beatles and The Beach Boys. [31] They appeared on Hullabaloo, and host Trini Lopez revealed the real origin of the band.
In 1965, Huey P. Meaux (known as the "Crazy Cajun") produced two hits at the studio: "She's About a Mover" by the Sir Douglas Quintet and its frontman Doug Sahm, and "Treat Her Right" by Roy Head and The Traits. He also recorded portions of B. J. Thomas' first commercially successful album, Tomorrow Never Comes at the studio. [4]
Doug Sahm and the Sir Douglas Quintet were added to the lineup. [5] Sahm recorded Hell of a Spell with sound engineer Dan Healy , his friend and collaborator of the Grateful Dead . [ 1 ] The sessions took place at Sonoma Recorders in Santa Rosa, California under the production of Healey.
Border Wave is an album by the American band the Sir Douglas Quintet, released in 1981. [1] [2] Doug Sahm was inspired to record the album after the success of Joe Carrasco and Elvis Costello. [3] [4] It was Sahm's second album for Takoma Records. [5] Border Wave peaked at No. 184 on the Billboard 200. [6] The band supported the album with a ...
Crossroads is the soundtrack to the 1986 film starring Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca and Jami Gertz, inspired by the legend of blues musician Robert Johnson. The film was written by John Fusco and directed by Walter Hill and featured an original score by Ry Cooder .
In 1968 the record company folded and his contract was bought by Atlantic Records, who launched their subsidiary Cotillion label with Clay's version of the Sir Douglas Quintet hit, "She's About A Mover", produced at the FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals. The record became Clay's biggest pop hit, reaching #97 on the Billboard Hot 100 (# 47 R&B).