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The Song Remains: Augie Meyers (1940 – 2026)
He created the signature sound of Texas with a British Vox electric organ With the passing of Augie Meyers in his sleep after a short illness on 7th March, the music of South Texas and San […]
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Record Store Day 2023 – an AUK guide
It’s that time again when the format fiends get excited about queueing at 5 am (or earlier) to be among the few to own this year’s exclusively released records. Record Store Day started in 2007 and […]
Americana Bedrock
Americana Bedrock: Doug Sahm
Here in Texas it’s easy to throw around the term ‘icon’ at our homegrown musicians from a host of different styles of music. Willie Nelson – icon. Lyle Lovett – icon. Lightnin’ Hopkins – icon. T-Bone […]
AmericanA to Z
AmericanA to Z – Doug Sahm
Doug Sahm, AKA Sir Douglas, AKA Doug Saldana, AKA Wayne Douglas, a man of many names and one of the prime movers in concocting what we nowadays call Americana. The embodiment of Texas music, a child […]