Doug Sahm San Antonio Rock - Harlem Recordings 1957-61 (CD)

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(Norton Records) 18 tracks- 24 page booklet Long before Doug Sahm became known through... more

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Doug Sahm: San Antonio Rock - Harlem Recordings 1957-61 (CD)

(Norton Records) 18 tracks- 24 page booklet

Long before Doug Sahm became known through the Sir Douglas Quintet, he had already built an impressive reputation on the Texas music scene. San Antonio Rock: The Harlem Recordings 1957–1961 documents this formative period with 18 recordings from his early career. Released by Norton, the collection brings together early singles, demos and rare sides, including “Crazy Daisy”, “Sapphire”, “Why Why Why”, “Slow Down” and “I Feel Like Rockin’”. Recorded between 1957 and 1961, these performances reveal Sahm at the meeting point of rock’n’roll, rhythm & blues and the distinctive musical culture of San Antonio. The variety of backing groups – including the Pharaohs, Mar-Kays, Knights, Dells and Twisters – adds another fascinating dimension to the set. This is an essential chapter in the story of a musician who would go on to become one of the defining figures in Texas music. A compelling choice for Doug Sahm fans and serious rock’n’roll collectors.

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Interpret: Doug Sahm
Album titlle: San Antonio Rock - Harlem Recordings 1957-61 (CD)
Genre Rock'n'Roll
Label Norton Records
Artikelart CD
EAN: 0731253027420
weight in Kg 0.107

Sahm, Doug - San Antonio Rock - Harlem Recordings 1957-61 (CD) CD 1
01	Crazy Daisy	Doug Sahm
02	If You Ever Need Me	Doug Sahm
03	Sapphire	Doug Sahm
04	Just A Moment	Doug Sahm
05	Whirlaway	Doug Sahm
06	Why Why Why	Doug Sahm
07	Slow Down	Doug Sahm
08	Baby Tell Me	Doug Sahm
09	Crazy Daisy	Doug Sahm
10	Can't Believe You Wanna Leave	Doug Sahm
11	More And More	Doug Sahm
12	Sapphire	Doug Sahm
13	Just A Moment	Doug Sahm
14	Rock Tick Tock	Doug Sahm
15	I Feel Like Rockin'	Doug Sahm
16	Sapphire (demo version)	Doug Sahm
17	Pretty Pat	Doug Sahm
18	Sweetmeats	Doug Sahm

Doug Sahm and Band Gonna Be Easy With 'And Band,' Doug Sahm pretty much... more

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Doug Sahm and Band

Gonna Be Easy

With 'And Band,' Doug Sahm pretty much abandoned the psychedelic trappings of his Mercury years. True, the last couple of Mercury LPs had downplayed the trippiness, but 'And Band' set him upon the course that he would follow the rest of his life as he explored the deep roots of Texas music in honky tonk, western swing, Conjunto, and electric blues. Others did this, but none as well. Sahm's gift was to blend it all so unselfconsciously.

Judging by the profusion of remaindered copies that populated cut-out bins for years, Atlantic expected big things of 'Doug Sahm and Band,' but the expectations went unfulfilled. It peaked at #125 on the Top 200 albums. It's Gonna Be Easy shone the spotlight on Atwood Allen, who'd been in Sahm's orbit for years. Apparently, Allen was on the Playboy After Dark show where Sahm sung Mendocino, but looked so ungainly he had to sing off-camera. Working for Mission Ice Co. in San Antonio, music wasn't his full-time career, but his sweet high tenor sounded good with Sahm, and more to the point he could follow Sahm's idiosyncratic phrasing. Bob Dylan liked Atwood, too, and brought him onto the Rolling Thunder Revue when it touched down in San Antonio. Allen died in San Antonio a couple of years after Sahm. It's Gonna Be Easy is his best-known song. In other hands, it could have been a country hit, maybe even a soft rock hit.

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