Texas musician Doug Sahm died of undetermined causes Wednesday in Santa Fe, N.M. He was 58.
The San Antonio-born musician led the Sir Douglas Quintet, which scored a 1965 top 2 hit with "She's About A Mover." He recorded prolifically in a variety of styles and genres for Mercury, Atlantic, and other labels.
In recent years, he was featured in the Tex-Mex supergroup the Texas Tornados with Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez, and Sir Douglas Quintet organist Augie Meyers.
<P align="right"><i>-- Chris Morris, L.A.
The San Antonio-born musician led the Sir Douglas Quintet, which scored a 1965 top 2 hit with "She's About A Mover." He recorded prolifically in a variety of styles and genres for Mercury, Atlantic, and other labels.
In recent years, he was featured in the Tex-Mex supergroup the Texas Tornados with Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez, and Sir Douglas Quintet organist Augie Meyers.
<P align="right"><i>-- Chris Morris, L.A.
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