Doug Sahm Honored by San Antonio Community Radio @ Heart & Soul Music Awards

Doug Sahm. Sahm began his musical career singing and playing steel guitar, mandolin and violin as Little Doug Sahm, making his radio debut at age five, and releasing his first record A Real American Joe at age eleven. On December 19, 1952, he played on stage with Hank Williams. Doug Sahm soared to music heights with the 1960s rock and roll band The Sir Douglas Quintet. The band had a top 20 US hit with Shes About A Mover. In 1973, Atlantic Records produced his solo debut Doug Sahm and Band, an album featuring Bob Dylan, Dr. John, David Bromberg and Flaco Jiménez. In 1983, Sahm and childhood friend Augie Meyers signed with the Swedish Sonet label, and made several extensive European tours. The single Meet Me In Stockholm from their Midnight Sun LP went platinum and was one of the biggest selling records ever in Scandinavia. He later with Augie Meyers, Freddy Fender and Flaco Jimenez played in the super band The Texas Tornados.

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[quatkatrine]

i love my city of Beautiful San Antonio...........Beautiful Women.......Great Food

[TheHeliumkid]

i saw shawn play with his dad when he was about 12 and they let him play you really got me. it was great, you should have seen the look on doug's face. priceless!

[hdbrock34]

Doug Sahm - wish I had been able to see him perform while he was with us. But I do feel privileged to be able to see Shawn sing & play so often. He makes no secret of his respect & admiration for his dad. I think seeing Shawn, I'm getting to see some of Doug in a way.