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Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About A Mover http://youtu.be/XboE3_7KZ3Y Taking advantage of the British invasion! This song has a unique, haunting sound - a credit to Augie Meyers' signature playing on a Vox organ that I had to lug around in a U-Haul for two months in 1965. Notes: Back in 1964 I met Doug Sahm at the Blue Note Lounge in San Antonio, Texas back in 1964. Sahm was a child prodigy in country music - he first sang on the radio at the age of five. Sahm became a significant figure in roots rock and other genres. Sahm was proficient on dozens of musical instruments. He was a friend of Bob Dylan who played on one his albums. In 1965 I worked for Sahm as his sound assistant and roadie on a tour arranged by the William Morris Agency out of Los Angeles. I was at the Cow Palace with Sahm in 1965 at on a Beach Boys tour, featuring The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and The Birds. Sahm still owes me over $1000 for that gig - may he RIP. We attended Sham concerts dozens of times over the years in San Antonio, San Francisco, and Austin. The last time I heard from him was a phone message when he lived in Austin: "Get in touch with me if you want to talk about baseball or somthin'." Sahm was a big baseball fan. Sir Douglas Quintet: His first hit was "She's About a Mover" featuring a 12-bar blues structure and was followed by "The Rains Came", which was played on radio all over L.A. at the time I moved there with my ex-wife, Sally Mann, who later was married the late Spencer Dryden of the New Riders of the Purple Sage. I was good friends with Johnny Perez, who played maracas and saxophone in the early days of the band. The Sir Douglas Quintet had a hit with "Mendocino", which is kind of corny, but fun to listen to. My favorite Quintet album is "Sir Douglas Quintet + 2 = Honkey Blues" on Smash Records. A friend of mine, Charles Winans, did the album cover. Sir Douglas Quintet - Austin City Limits http://youtu.be/PqpgZqUAWmg Texas Tornados: You've probably heard of "New Kids on the Block" - here's "The Old Guys in the Street." The Texas Tornados is a Tejano band. Its music is a fusion of rock, country and various Mexican styles. Freddy Fender, Flaco Jiménez, Augie Meyers, and Doug Sahm, with Louie Ortega, Speedy Sparks and Ernie Durawa. This is Tex-Mex at it's best! That's me in the hat doin' the two step! Texas Tornados, Who Were You Thinking Of? - Gruene Hall, 1992 http://youtu.be/L6ON9tlAQ-8 Sahm, Meyers and Jiménez are from the San Antonio area. Their 2005 Live from Austin album was a recording of a 1990 performance on the TV series Austin City Limits. The Texas Tornados won a Grammy Award in 1991. Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Sahm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Douglas_Quintet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Tornados On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Richard Williams <[email protected]>wrote: > The Rolling Stones > > [image: Inline image 1] > > The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up - Official Promo > http://youtu.be/SGyOaCXr8Lw > > Where to begin? I first saw the Stones at the San Antonio State Fair back > in 1964, which Bill Wyman described as a disaster. They were booed off the > stage and a troupe of monkeys returned to the stage. Then, in 1965 I met > them in Los Angeles when they came in to see Doug Sahm (The Sir Douglas > Quintet) perform at "The Trip" on the Sunset Strip. > > So, I almost grew up with this band. > > I missed the Altamont concert, although I was only fifty miles away - and > that's probably a good thing. The last time I saw the Stones live was in > 2011 when they toured Texas and stayed at the Palacio del Rio hotel in > downtown San Antonio. Mick Jagger and his then girlfriend Marrianne > Faithful were initiated into TM in 1967 at Bangor, Wales, UK, according to > Mason. > > Let's just say the Stones are "The world's greatest rock & roll band." > > [image: Inline image 3] > > "The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in > 1989, and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004. Ranked fourth on the "100 > Greatest Artists of All Time" according to Rolling Stone Magazine. Current > members Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals, harmonica, guitars, bass, > keyboards, percussion (1962–present) Keith Richards – guitars, bass, > keyboards, backing and lead vocals, percussion (1962–present) Charlie Watts > – drums, percussion (1963–present) Ronnie Wood – guitars, bass, saxophone, > drums, backing vocals." > > Work cited: > > 'Maharishi: The Biography' > by Paul Mason > p. 109 > > Read more: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones > > http://blog.chron.com/40yearsafter/2011/06/stones-roll-into-san-antonio/ > > 'Stoned' > by Andrew Loog Oldham > St. Martin's Griffin, 2000. > > Egan, Sean (2006). The Rough Guide to the Rolling Stones. London: Penguin. > ISBN 1-84353-719-2. > > > > On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 7:13 AM, Richard Williams <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Peter Gabriel >> >> [image: Inline image 1] >> >> Peter Gabriel - Steam >> http://youtu.be/Qt87bLX7m_o >> >> Comments: >> >> "A video is packed with in-your-face symbolism to wake you up from "the >> dream". If you can just see beyond its entertainment value." >> >> Other favorites of mine: "Shock the Monkey", from Gabriel's fourth album, >> (the first commercial album recorded entirely to digital tape); and >> "Digging in the Dirt". >> >> Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey >> http://youtu.be/CnVf1ZoCJSo >> >> Peter Gabriel is the founder of Genesis in 1967 with Tony Banks, Anthony >> Phillips, Mike Rutherford, and drummer Chris Stewart. >> >> "After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career. His >> 1986 album, So, is his most commercially successful, and the album's >> biggest hit, "Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV >> Video Music Awards. TIME magazine named Gabriel one of the "100 most >> influential people in the world" for his humanitarian efforts over the >> years with Amnesty International." His videos have won numerous awards. >> >> Read more: >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Gabriel >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 9:07 PM, Richard Williams <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> The Police >>> >>> [image: Inline image 1] >>> >>> Live at Madison Square Garden, 2007 >>> >>> One of my favorites which was banned by the BBC. Go figure. >>> >>> The Police - Roxanne >>> http://youtu.be/3T1c7GkzRQQ >>> >>> Another favorite of mine from the Ghost in the Machine album, 1981 - >>> "Spirits in the Material World". These two songs are what I call "ear >>> hummers" - once you hear them, they keep humming in your ears for days! >>> >>> "Their 1983 album, Synchronicity, was number one on both the UK Albums >>> Chart and the US Billboard 200, and sold over 8 million copies in the US. >>> The Police have won six Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards (winning Best >>> British Group once), an MTV Video Music Award, and in 2003 were inducted >>> into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame." The Police are Sting - lead vocals, >>> bass; Andy Summers - guitar; and Stewart Copeland - drums. >>> >>> Read more: >>> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Police >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 8:40 PM, Richard Williams >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Genesis >>>> >>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>> >>>> My favorite - "Abacab", 1981, featuring the "gated" drum sound: Daryl >>>> Stuermer, Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, and Phil Collins. >>>> >>>> Genesis - Abacab (Full album) >>>> http://youtu.be/KX4kpMb0mTM >>>> >>>> Genesis, is a progressive rock band, (sometimes critiqued as MOR) is >>>> among the highest-selling recording artists of all time, with approximately >>>> 150 million albums sold worldwide. Genesis was inducted into the Rock and >>>> Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. Phil Collins has written a book about the Alamo >>>> in San Antonio - a good read. According to The New Rolling Stone Album >>>> Guide, "Genesis has made its share of mediocre albums - perhaps even more >>>> than its share, considering how long the band has been around. But bad >>>> albums? None to speak of." >>>> >>>> Read more: >>>> >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genesis_(band) >>>> >>>> 'The Book of Genesis' >>>> by Hugh Fielder, 1984 >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 9:08 PM, Richard Williams >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> The Doors >>>>> >>>>> [image: Inline image 1] >>>>> >>>>> "I met Jerry Jarvis at the first SIMS course and introduced him to >>>>> Mike Love and Rick Stanley who were initiated in the second SIMS course. >>>>> The Maharishi's' directions on how to meditate were incorporated into the >>>>> Door's songs: "Take it easy..." and 'take it as it comes...", according to >>>>> Mason. >>>>> >>>>> Ranked number 41 on the Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest >>>>> Artists of All Time." >>>>> >>>>> http://www.rollingstone.com/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time<http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/100-greatest-artists-of-all-time-19691231/the-doors-20110420> >>>>> >>>>> The Doors were the first American band to accumulate eight consecutive >>>>> gold LPs. In 1993, the Doors were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of >>>>> Fame. Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore and >>>>> guitarist Robby Krieger. >>>>> >>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doors >>>>> >>>>> Notes: >>>>> >>>>> In 'Riders on the Storm' by John Densmore, it was Ray and Robbie >>>>> Krieger who were initiated into TM. John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, and Ray >>>>> Manzarek took the TM plunge in the spring of 1965 and were initiated by >>>>> Jerry Jarvis at SIMS, which was located at 1015 Gayley Avenue in Westwood. >>>>> However, there is no evidence that Jim Morrison was ever tried TM. Too >>>>> bad. >>>>> >>>>> Work cited: >>>>> >>>>> 'Maharishi: The Biography' >>>>> By Paul Mason >>>>> Element, 1994 >>>>> p. 90-91 >>>>> >>>>> Other titles of interest: >>>>> >>>>> 'Riders on the Storm' >>>>> By John Densmore >>>>> Bloomsbury, 1991 >>>>> >>>>> 'Light My Fire' >>>>> By Ray Manzarek >>>>> Putnam, 1998 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 8:26 PM, Richard J. Williams < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> You won't get any argument from me! Got all their old albums on >>>>>> vinyl. Thanks for the reply! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 12/4/2013 7:32 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Nice selection Richard. But re Pink Floyd: it's their pre-Dark >>>>>> Sidealbums that appeal to me. The track >>>>>> Echoes on their Meddle album is the pinnacle of rock as art. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> You've missed out one of the greatest rock bands of all time, The >>>>>> Doors: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/o27gqfq >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> >
