Video: Doug Sahm - Live From Austin Texas

10 years ago this week: Leading Tex-Mex music figure Doug Sahm passed away at the young age of 58. In the '60s he founded the cult favorite the Sir Douglas Quintet and later in his career he teamed with Augie Meyers, Freddy Fender, and Flaco Jimenez for the Mexican-infused country of the Texas Tornados. Doug Sahm on Austin City Limits The Sir Douglas Quintet The Texas Tornados

I've been casually reading about Tex-Mex movement forefather Doug Sahm who started out as child prodigy at 5 years old nicknamed "Little Doug" Sahm before being rechristened in the Swingin' 60s as Sir Douglas. I wonder if there's a ceremony in which he and others like Little Stevie Winwood and Little Stevie Wonder get to drop "Little" from the front of their names; a rock bar mitzvah as such. Even without knowing much about the man, a few seconds into the video above you can see that [...]

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