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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
    Feb 20, 1991
    The Texas Tornados' "Soy De San Luis" wins Best Mexican-American Performance during the 33rd annual Grammy Awards in New York
    Jul 30, 1996
    The soundtrack to the Kevin Costner movie "Tin Cup" is released. It includes Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Let Me Into Your Heart," alongside tracks from Patty Loveless, George Jones, Keb' Mo', Bruce Hornsby, The Texas Tornados, Joe Ely, James House and Shawn Colvin
    Aug 16, 1996
    The Kevin Costner golf movie "Tin Cup" opens. On the soundtrack: Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Let Me Into Your Heart," plus Patty Loveless, Joe Ely, George Jones, Keb' Mo', Bruce Hornsby, Shawn Colvin, James House and The Texas Tornados
    May 1, 1998
    The Brendan Fraser movie "Still Breathing" opens, featuring music by Junior Brown, Augie Meyers, Flaco Jimenez, The Texas Tornados and Louis Armstrong
    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
    Oct 17, 2011
    The Dixie Chicks, George Strait and Willie Nelson raise $500,000 in a fire-relief benefit at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, joined by Lyle Lovett, Asleep At The Wheel, The Avett Brothers, The Texas Tornados and Shawn Colvin
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