The Sir Douglas Quintet

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The Sir Douglas Quintet was an American rock band active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Despite their British sounding name, they came out of San Antonio, Texas and are perhaps best known for their 1965 hit single written by Doug Sahm, the 12-bar blues “She’s About a Mover” named the number one ‘Texas’ song by Texas Monthly. The Sir Douglas Quintet is considered a pioneering influence in the history of rock and roll for incorporating Tex-Mex and Cajun styles into rock music.

A Lone Star original with a German surname, an Edwardian suit, a Beatles haircut, a loving knowledge of the blues and r&b, Western swing and Tex-Mex sounds, a voice like a flayed and tanned hide, a deliriously eclectic bag of tunes, a bare handful of nationally charting hits, and a cult that includes admirers Jerry Wexler, Bod Dylan, Elvis Costello, and Joe “King” Carrasco? Nothing about Douglas Wayne Sahm is quite what it appears to be.

Born in San Antonio on November 6, 1941, Sahm descended from “squareheads”, as the German settlers who contributed the accordion to border music are known in Texas: at the turn of the century his grandfather had what Sahm calls “a German oom-pah-pah band”.

Doug himself started playing tripleneck steel guitar at the tender age of six. When he was nine, his father began taking him to local joints like The Barns to see stars like Webb Pierce, Hank Williams and Bob Wills. ” I used to watch the steel players”, he grins.

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  • strajnic

    Mendocino!

    18 Sep 2011 Reply
  • LimbGambith

    Охуенные!

    17 Apr 2011 Reply
  • reagan0

    Surely, one of the most underrated and under appreciated artists in the history of Rock & Roll.

    11 Apr 2011 Reply
  • IllTroubadour

    I can not tell you how happy I am now that I have "The Rains Came" on my iPod. It's one of my fav songs!

    14 Apr 2010 Reply
  • minuszeroLastFM

    Yes [butthorn] I think Doug Sahm has a wonderful voice. For anyone who needs convincing, just listen to "Stoned Faces Don't Lie".

    23 Dec 2009 Reply
  • captain-ini

    Only four shouts for the Dougies? ¿Qué pasa?

    18 Jun 2009 Reply
  • crimestopper

    we had a lovely conversation

    8 Apr 2009 Reply
  • butthorn

    He's got one of the greatest voices ever.

    5 Jul 2007 Reply

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