Happy Thanksgiving from Doug Sahm and Friends

Posted by Lance Davis - November 26, 2008 - Doug Sahm, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Leon Russell

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Let us travel back in time to Thanksgiving Day 1972 in Austin, Texas. The Grateful Dead were in town, having played for the twirlers and butterfly catchers at Municipal Auditorium the night before. They were scheduled to play Memorial Auditiorium in Dallas the following night, meaning they had a free day to bum smokes, eat […]

RIP Jerry Wexler

Posted by Lance Davis - August 18, 2008 - Atlantic Records, Big Joe Turner, Bob Dylan, Booker T and the MGs, Champion Jack Dupree, Dire Straits, Doug Sahm, Dr. John, Drifters, Dusty Springfield, Etta James, James Booker, Jerry Wexler, LaVern Baker, Meters, Professor Longhair, Ray Charles, Solomon Burke, Stax, Willie Nelson, Wilson Pickett

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The Adios Lounge would be remiss if it didn’t acknowledge the passing of Jerry Wexler, who died Friday at the age of 91. I’ve often said that if I could live anyone else’s life in history, I’d live Jerry Wexler’s. He coined the phrase “rhythm and blues” while writing for Billboard. He helped create rock […]

For LP Fans Only: Texas Rock For Country Rollers

Posted by Lance Davis - May 31, 2008 - Atwood Allen, Augie Meyers, Doug Sahm, Huey Meaux, Sir Douglas Quintet

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“I’m a part of Willie Nelson‘s world and I love it, but at the same time, I’m part of the Grateful Dead‘s world. One night I might be playing twin fiddles at the Broken Spoke and the next night I’ll be down at Antone’s playing blues. In that way Texas is a paradise, because all […]

Give Back The Key To My Heart

Posted by Lance Davis - May 2, 2008 - Alvin Crow, Chico, Doug Sahm, Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, Uncle Tupelo

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Texas Rock For Country Rollers was the first Doug Sahm album I ever bought. 1992 at Melody Records in Chico, CA. Found an old vinyl cut-out that looked like it might’ve been used to chamois a ’74 Pinto. That was the bad news. The good news is that the record itself was in fine condition. […]