Today, Wrongo is remembering Doug Sahm, the founder of two great groups, the Sir Douglas Quintet, in 1964 and the Texas Tornados in 1990. Sir Douglas had a hit in 1965 with the song “She’s About a Mover”, which was renamed from “She’s a Body Mover” so it could be played on radio.
Here is a video from the NBC-TV show “Hullabaloo.” That night’s host was Trini Lopez. At the end, you will hear Trini explain that the band is not from England, but is actually from Texas. Doug Sahm, formed the Quintet in 1964 with longtime friend Augie Meyers.
The Quintet was part of a cross-cultural south Texas musical melting pot that included the sounds of Mexico, Poland, Germany, and Africa. But you also see the Brit-Pop influence in their haircuts and outfits:
Next, Sahm and Meyers formed the Texas Tornados, along with the great Freddy Fender and accordionist Flaco Jimenez. This was a true Tejano fusion band, and stayed active from 1990 when they got together, until 1999 when Sahm died. Fender died in 2006. Their 1996 single “A Little Bit is Better Than Nada” was in the opening credits of the movie Tin Cup. Here they are singing the Wrongologist’s favorite from their album “Texas”, “Guacamole”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIW2Teg4F6k
