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    • May 31, 1940
    Multi-instrumentalist Augie Meyers is born in San Antonio, Texas. A member of The Sir Douglas Quintet and The Texas Tornados, he plays on albums by Jerry Lee Lewis, Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson
    Nov 6, 1942
    Doug Sahm is born in San Antonio, Texas. Grounded in roots music, he contributes to the 1960s pop hit "She's About A Mover" and joins The Texas Tornados, a Tex-Mex group that also features Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez and Augie Meyers
    Nov 8, 1942
    Drummer John Perez is born. He joins the Tex-Mex group The Sir Douglas Quintet during the 1960s, playing on "At The Crossroads," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jul 21, 1965
    Jody Miller contributes "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" to "Shindig!" on ABC-TV. Elsewhere in the lineup are Sonny & Cher, Gene Pitney, Billy Preston, The Righteous Brothers and The Sir Douglas Quintet
    Nov 18, 1999
    Doug Sahm dies at the Kachina Lodge in Taos, New Mexico. The Texan roots music performer was part of the 1960s pop hit "She's About A Mover" and joined Freddy Fender, Augie Meyers and Flaco Jimenez in the Tex-Mex group The Texas Tornados
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Among Austin acts on the list are Jerry Jeff Walker, with "L.A. Freeway"; and Doug Sahm's Sir Douglas Quintet, with "At The Crossroads"
    Nov 18, 2015
    Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville" is announced as a new addition to the Grammy Hall of Fame. The class also features James Carr's "The Dark End Of The Street," plus music by The Andrews Sisters, Lead Belly and The Sir Douglas Quintet
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