{"product_id":"texas-tornado-the-times-music-of-doug-sahm-9780292722446","title":"Texas Tornado: The Times \u0026 Music of Doug Sahm","description":"\u003cp\u003eDoug Sahm was a singer, songwriter, and guitarist of legendary range and reputation. The first American musician to capitalize on the 1960s British invasion, Sahm vaulted to international fame leading a faux-British band called the Sir Douglas Quintet, whose hits included \"She's About a Mover,\" \"The Rains Came,\" and \"Mendocino.\" He made the cover of \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e magazine in 1968 and 1971 and performed with the Grateful Dead, Dr. John, Willie Nelson, Boz Scaggs, and Bob Dylan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTexas Tornado\u003c\/i\u003e is the first biography of this national music legend. Jan Reid traces the whole arc of Sahm's incredibly versatile musical career, as well as the manic energy that drove his sometimes turbulent personal life and loves. Reid follows Sahm from his youth in San Antonio as a prodigy steel guitar player through his breakout success with the Sir Douglas Quintet and his move to California, where, with an inventive take on blues, rock, country, and jazz, he became a star in San Francisco and invented the \"cosmic cowboy\" vogue. Reid also chronicles Sahm's later return to Texas and to chart success with the Grammy Award-winning Texas Tornados, a rowdy \"conjunto rock and roll band\" that he modeled on the Beatles and which included Sir Douglas alum Augie Meyers and Tejano icons Freddy Fender and Flaco Jimenez.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith his exceptional talent and a career that bridged five decades, Doug Sahm was a rock and roll innovator whose influence can only be matched among his fellow Texas musicians by Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Janis Joplin, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. \u003ci\u003eTexas Tornado\u003c\/i\u003e vividly captures the energy and intensity of this musician whose life burned out too soon, but whose music continues to rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJan Reid (1945-2020) wrote for \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMen's Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGarden \u0026amp; Gun\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bullet Meant for Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRio Grande\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLet the People In: The Life and Times of Ann Richards\u003c\/i\u003e, and two award-winning novels, \u003ci\u003eDeerinwater\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eComanche Sundown\u003c\/i\u003e. He lived in Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShawn Sahm, who collaborated with Reid on the research and shaping of Texas Tornado, is a professional musician and record producer who spent many years writing and performing with his father, Doug Sahm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543499510034,"sku":"9780292722446","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c196865f-e846-46d2-bb98-f54c6d4358db.jpg?v=1731510236","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/texas-tornado-the-times-music-of-doug-sahm-9780292722446","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}