Texas Tornados

After Freddy Fender, Flaco Jiménez, Augie Meyers, and Doug Sahm performed they all knew the genuine bond they felt in their music. They took the title Texas Tornados, after Sahm's song and album of that name.
They formed when record company executives approached Sahm  around 1990, and he brought in longtime friends and collaborators Augie Meyers, Fender and Jiménez. Sahm had released albums under the name Texas Tornados as early as the 1970s, As Fender once said "You've heard of New Kids on the Block?, we're the Old Guys in the Street".
Augie Meyers and Flaco Jiménez, and Freddy Fender reunited with the son of Doug Sahm, Shawn Sahm in a new recording. The collection, entitled "Esta Bueno," includes new songs written by Fender and a unreleased song by Doug Sahm The album was produced by Shawn Sahm and was released by Ray Benson's Bismeaux Records on March 2, 2010.