Augie Meyers
August "Augie" Meyers (* 31 May 1940 in San Antonio , Texas ) is a US -American musician . He was best known as the keyboardist of the Sir Douglas Quintet and later the Texas Tornados .
Life
In the early 1960s, Meyers was a founding member of the Sir Douglas Quintet alongside Doug Sahm . With his typical Vox organ playing he shaped the sound of the quintet on hits like She's About A Mover (1964), Mendocino (1969), Nuevo Laredo (1970) and many others. Meyers later played on several of Sahm's solo albums and released his own records, also in the Tex-Mex style.
In the 1990s, Meyers was a member of the Tex-Mex supergroup Texas Tornados alongside Doug Sahm , Flaco Jimenez and Freddy Fender . Meyers was also in demand as a studio musician. He worked u. a. starred on Bob Dylan's albums Time Out of Mind (1997) and Love and Theft (2001).
Meyers lives in Bulverde , Texas . Since the 1970s he has also been running his own record labels from there, such as The Texas Record Company, Superbeet Records and White Boy Records.
Discography
- The Western Head Music Co. (Polydor 1971)
- You Ain't Rollin 'Your Roll Rite (Paramount 1972)
- Live At The Longneck (Texas Record 1975)
- Finally In Lights (Texas Record 1977)
- Still Growin (Sonet 1982)
- August in New York (Sonet 1984)
- Augie's Back (Sonet 1986)
- My Main Squeeze (Superbeet 1986)
- Sausalito Sunshine (Superbeet 1988, only as cassette)
- White Boy (White Boy 1995)
- Alive & Well At Lake Taco (White Boy 1996)
- Blame It On Love (Texas World 2002)
- My Freeholies Ain't Free Anymore (El Sendero 2006)
- Through The Years ("Best of" album, 2007)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meyers, Augie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Meyers, August (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 31, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | San Antonio , Texas |