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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). In the 1990s, Meyers co-founded the successful supergroup known as the Texas Tornados with Doug Sahm, Flaco Jiménez, and Freddy Fender.
By fusing Tex-Mex, Conjunto and soulful rock together along with the power of Meyers' distinctive Vox organ, an impact that is still being felt in rock 'n' roll today. While the Sir Douglas Quintet never broke up and never succumbed to the lure of the oldies circuit, when Meyers and his musical cohorts decided they wanted to do something ...
Augie Meyers. August „Augie“ Meyers (* 31. Mai 1940 in San Antonio, Texas) ist ein US -amerikanischer Musiker. Er wurde vor allem als Keyboarder des Sir Douglas Quintet und später der Texas Tornados bekannt.
30. Okt. 2009 · Before the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, the Lone Star State's voice of the Vox organ, Augie Meyers, was San Antonio's Lord August & the Visions of Lite.
12. Aug. 2015 · A Casual Conversation With Organ Legend Augie Meyers. Tex-Mex, country or rock ‘n’ roll – name it and 75-year-old Augie Meyers can play it. Before interviewing Augie Meyers for the...
Playing organ for the Sir Douglas Quintet was Augie Meyers. Q - Mr. Meyers, as we speak today, is there a Sir Douglas Quintet or do you have your own band? A - Well, I have my own band and then I just got back from Sweden and Norway. Do you remember ABBA and Rockpile? Q - Sure, I remember those groups. A - A bunch of those guys got together.
The 69-year-old San Antonio keyboardist used his Vox organ to bridge the gap between sixties psychedelia and Tex-Mex and gave the Sir Douglas Quintet its signature sound. In 1990 he and his ...
