| The
Sir Douglas Quintet — five kids from San Antonio with an upscale
moniker — scored massive hits with "She's About A Mover"
and "The Rains Came" in 1965-66 by injecting the pumping
Tex-Mex sound into the British Invasion. The Best Of The Sir
Douglas Quintet — the ultra-rare original album, with two
bonus tracks — features the soulful vocals of Doug Sahm and
the signature keyboards of Augie Meyers. The Sir Douglas Quintet
Is Back!, a 14-track sister compilation — stuffed with
singles, B-sides and vintage unissued '65-'66 material, is the Sir
Douglas Quintet album that never was. Both albums are a double-barreled
loving tribute to the scintillating vocal style and songwriting
talent of the late Doug Sahm. |
