Live From Austin TX

by Doug Sahm

Overview

Live from Austin, TX, part of a series of CD and DVD releases from the Austin City Limits archive, features a post-Sir Douglas Quintet and pre-Texas Tornados Doug Sahm recorded on November 14, 1975. On these 12 tracks, Sahm and his backup band, which included his faithful compadre Augie Meyers on organ, tackle fan favorites penned by Sahm from the SDQ days -- "At the Crossroads," "Nuevo Laredo," "Dynamite Woman," "Mendocino," and "She's About a Mover" -- along with a few country and blues tunes that had been in Sahm's repertoire since the late '50s. The medley of "Crazy Baby/One Night/Sometimes/Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" moves seamlessly from one song into the next, laid-back and natural, yet full of soul. Live from Austin, TX finds the San Antonio native leading the band through yet another set on his home turf, playing what would be referred to 30 years later as Americana, a genre to which Sahm both contributed and paid tribute to. As Sir Doug intoned at the beginning of "Cotton Eyed Joe" in his hippie Texas drawl, "thank you brothers and sisters, let's boogie!" which pretty much sums it up. [A DVD of the performance was also released.] ~ Al Campbell

Product Details

Release Date:	11/17/2023
Label:	New West
UPC:	0607396576814
Rank:	62039

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Doug Sahm   Primary Artist,Fiddle,Guitar,Vocals
Augie Meyers   Guitar,Keyboards
Martin Steitle   Drums
Jack Barber   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Bobby Earl Smith   Guitar
Harry Hess   Guitar,Guitar (Steel)
Steve McDaniels   Drums

Technical Credits

Clare Surgeson   Audio Production,Associate Producer
Jay Woods   Audio Production
Cameron Strang   Audio Production,Producer,Executive Producer
B. Morgan Martin   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Gary Briggs   Audio Production,Mixing,Producer
David Hough   Audio Engineer,Engineer
T-Bone Walker   Composer
Traditional   Composer
Terry Lickona   Liner Notes
Pearl King   Composer
Chet Himes   Mixing
Freddy Fender   Composer
Doug Sahm   Composer
Gene Thomasson   Composer
Huey P. Meaux   Composer
Jerry Tubb   Mastering
Dave Bartholomew   Composer
Dave Kirby   Composer
Grover McDaniel   Composer
Glenn Martin   Composer
Lawrence Rodriguez   Composer
Katherine Delaney   Package Design
Anita Steiman   Composer
Mary Jurey   Project Coordinator
Atwood Allen   Composer