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Douglas Wayne Sahm (November 6, 1941 – November 18, 1999), was an American musician from Texas. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he was a child prodigy in country music but became a significant figure in roots rock and other genres. Sahm is considered one of the most important figures in what is identified as Tex-Mex music. He was the founder and leader of the 1960s rock and roll band, the Sir Douglas Quintet. He would later co-found the Texas Tornados with Augie Meyers, Freddy Fender, and Flaco Jiménez as well as Los Super Seven. Sahm was proficient on multiple musical instruments and was a lifelong baseball fan. ==Country prodigy: 1940s and 1950s== Sahm began his musical career singing and playing steel guitar, mandolin and violin. He made his radio debut at the age of five.〔 He released his first record "A Real American Joe" at age eleven. On December 19, 1952, still eleven years old, he played on stage with Hank Williams Sr. at the Skyline Club in Austin, Texas. It was Hank Williams's very last performance. Williams died on New Year's Day of 1953, on the road to his next show in Canton, Ohio. Sahm was offered a permanent spot on the Grand Ole Opry at age thirteen but his mother wanted him to finish junior high. One of Sahm's earliest recordings was rejected by Mercury Records in 1953. Also in the mid-1950s, he started sneaking into San Antonio rhythm and blues clubs, such as the Tiffany Lounge and the Ebony Lounge, and he was soon performing in them. Sahm formed his first band, the Knights, in 1957. Later in the decade, Sahm joined up with Spot Barnett's band playing mostly black San Antonio blues clubs. In 1960, Sahm travelled across the country promoting a record.〔Brown, Andrew. liner notes from Doug Sahm: ''San Antonio Rock: the Harlem Recordings 1957–1961''. Norton Records CED-274, 2000.〕 He met Freddy Fender during 1958 and met Roy Head, of Roy Head and The Traits from San Marcos, Texas, in 1959 when they shared the stage at a sock hop in San Antonio's Municipal Auditorium. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Doug Sahm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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