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August "Augie" Meyers (born May 31, 1940)[1] is an American musician, singer, songwriter, performer, studio musician, record producer, and record label owner. He is perhaps best known as a founding member of the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornados.[2]

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Augie Meyers
Birth name	August Meyers
Also known as	Lord August
Born	(1940-05-31) May 31, 1940 (age 82) San Antonio, Texas, United States
Genres	Garage rock Psychedelic rock Rock Soul Folk Tejano/Tex-Mex Country Country rock
Occupation(s)	Musician Singer Record producer Record label owner
Instruments	Keyboards, guitar, accordion, voice
Website	AugieMeyers.com

History

He was born in San Antonio, Texas, United States.[3] In the early 1960s, Meyers and Doug Sahm founded the Sir Douglas Quintet.[3] His Vox organ was a familiar element of the group's sound, as heard on tracks like "She's About a Mover" (1964), "Mendocino" (1969), and "Nuevo Laredo" (1970).[3]

In the 1990s, Meyers co-founded the successful supergroup known as the Texas Tornados with Doug Sahm, Flaco Jiménez, and Freddy Fender.[3]

Since the 1970s, Meyers has operated several of his own record labels, including the Texas Re-Cord Company (co-founded with Lucky Tomblin), Superbeet Records, White Boy Records, and El Sendero.

As a studio musician, Meyers has played on numerous releases by other artists, including Bob Dylan, John P. Hammond, Tom Jones, John & Mary, Tom Waits, Raul Malo, and Doug Sahm.

Meyers lives in the Texas Hill Country town of Bulverde.

Select album discography

• 1971: The Western Head Music Co. (Polydor)
• 1972: You Ain’t Rollin’ Your Roll Rite (Paramount)
• 1975: Live At The Longneck (Texas Re-Cord Company)
• 1977: Finally In Lights (Texas Re-Cord Company)
• 1982: Still Growin (Sonet)
• 1984: August in New York (Sonet)
• 1986: Augie's Back (Sonet)
• 1986: My Main Squeeze (Superbeet)
• 1988: Sausalito Sunshine (Superbeet)
• 1992: White Boy (White Boy)
• 1996: Alive & Well At Lake Taco (White Boy)
• 2002: Blame It On Love (Texas World)
• 2006: My Freeholies Ain’t Free Anymore (El Sendero)
• 2013: Loves Lost and Found (El Sendero)

Select collaborations

• 1991: John and Mary, Victory Gardens (Rykodisc)
• 1997: Bob Dylan, Time Out Of Mind (Columbia)
• 2001: Bob Dylan, Love And Theft (Columbia)
• 2005: John P. Hammond, In Your Arms Again (Back Porch)
• 2014: Ben Vaughn, Texas Roadtrip (Many Moods)
• 2021: The Mal Thursday Quintet, If 6 Was 5 (Chunk Archives Recordings)

References

External links

• Augie Meyers official website

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