Texas Rock for Country Rollers

Artist: The Texas Tornados
Label: Edsel Records UK
Category: Music

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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 740155153526
EAN: 0740155153526
ASIN: B0000011XJ

Release Date: 1997-09-23

Texas Rock for Country Rollers

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Tracks:

I Love The Way You Love (The Way I Love You)
Cowboy Peyton Place
Give Back The Key to My Heart
Wolverton Mountain
Texas Ranger Man
Float Away
I'm Missing You
Gene Thomas Medley: Sometimes / Cryin' Inside
Country Groove
You Can't Hide A Redneck (Under That Hippie Hair)

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Album Description

Doug Sahm made this record with long time collaborator Augie Meyers for ABC Records in 1976. File under Tex-Mex.

Album Details

This Early Incarnation of the Texas Tornados Did Not Include the Other Two of the Three Superstars that Would Make Up "The Texas Tornados" in the Late 1980's (As Ever, Augie Meyers was Here Right by Sahm's Side), but the Moniker is Just Something Sahm Loved. It also Fits his Melange of Swing, Blues, Country and Rock…and it also Fits Sahm's Egregious Personality as Well. He was Certainly a Tornado of a Man with Boundless Energy that Propelled Him Forward to his Dying Day. Years Later, Uncle Tupelo Would Cover "Give Back the Key to My Heart" on their Album "Anodyne", but You Can Find the Original Here.

Customer Reviews:

Sir Doug.......2007-04-18

It's a pity that this album is again unavailable on CD. It's not Doug's best by any means but has a few real classic tracks on it. "I Love The Way You Love The Way I Love You" is ones of Doug's best songs; written, I think, by his friend Attwood Allen (who provides fantastic back-up vocals throughout this album). Then there's "Country Groove" and "Cowboy Peyton Place", both of which reappear in Doug's catalogue. And then there's "Give Back The Key To My Heart", one of his most covered songs. Throw in "Wolverton Mountain", "Texas Ranger Man" and "You Can't Hide Your Redneck" and you have a little ripper of an album. It's a bit on the short side but then Shania puts out long albums and that doesn't make them any better. Doug's backed by his "regular" rhythm section of Jack Barber and George Rains, Augie Meyers handles keys and Attwood Allen on vox. Because Doug recorded for so many labels his catalogue looks like a dog's breakfast which is a real shame as he is/was probably the premier roots music artist in America. Bits and pieces are slowly coming onto the market from enterprising indie labels and Atlantic has done a nice box set of his time there, while Mercury did one also but both of these were "collectors" editions which went out of print quickly. Doug and Augie did a great album for the Teardrop label in the 70's called "The Westside Rolls Again" which I'm trying to get but it's like trying to find hen's teeth. Anyway, "Texas Rock For Country Rollers" is well worth hunting out as it contains quite a few classic songs and is essential for any good Doug Sahm collection.

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