{"id":1184,"date":"2023-03-26T22:57:26","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T03:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/?p=1184"},"modified":"2023-04-09T23:32:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T04:32:18","slug":"the-san-antonio-star-doug-sahm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unewhavendh.org\/music-of-texas-spring-2023\/2023\/03\/26\/the-san-antonio-star-doug-sahm\/","title":{"rendered":"The San Antonio Star – Doug Sahm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Doug Sahm Photo by Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Doug Sahm, also referred to as “the Godfather of San Antonio rock ‘n’ roll” was born in San Antonio in 1941 and an artist who became popular in many different genres of music. He is often associated with “Tex-Mex” music that arose on the San Antonio music scene in the 70s and 80s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sahm had been a musical prodigy from a young age as he was able to play the fiddle, steel guitar and mandolin by the age of 8. Growing up in a predominantly African-American neighborhood in San Antonio, many different music genres have influenced Sahm’s style such as blues, rock, Tejano, conjunto, and German polkas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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March 21, 1974 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Doug Sahm and the Sir Douglas Quintet <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sir Douglas Quintet in advertisement for Rockefeller’s in Houston ’83 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Sir Douglas Quintet was a music band created by Doug Sahm and Huey P. Meaux in 1964 in San Antonio, TX. The group included San Antonio based artists, Augie Meyers (Doug’s friend), Frank Morin, Johnny Perez, and Jack Barber. As such, their sound was very unique and multifaceted because San Antonio was a very diverse city with many different ethnic groups influencing the music, food and social scenes. San Antonio was heavily influenced by Tejano culture due to it previously being part of Mexico which is why people often associate Sahm with Tex-Mex music. Their music consisted of elements from blues, country, jazz, British Invasion rock ‘n roll, some psychedelic rock, Cajun music, and conjunto styles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. **Fun fact:<\/strong> Cosmic Cowboys was sometimes associated with the group in reference to the fusion of Texas style country music with “hippie” culture and psychedelic rock <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The group also drew inspiration from the sound of music coming from what was known as the British Invasion. The British Invasion was a musical movement in the 1960s that popularized British pop and rock and roll and other aspects of British culture in the United States. Popular groups of the British Invasion were The Beatles, The Kinks, and the Rolling Stones. These British groups combined the rebellious energies and beats from American rock ‘n roll and focused more on a group image than individual artists. The Sir Douglas Quintet imitated this image and soon rose to popularity after releasing their hit, “She’s About a Mover” in 1965.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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