Doug Sahm - Genuine Texas Groover: Complete Atlantic Recordings - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

France's Papooz is about to a new single and video, 'None of This Matters Now', third since their debut U.S. tour in early 2020 saw them play to sold-out venues, just ahead of the global C-19 lockdown. And two years after the of their second album, 'Night Sketches', which drew them widespread critics' tips and airplay at 6Music, alongside a sold-out London headline. None of This Matters Now (album) was recorded LIVE in an old farm in the South West of France. An album with folk-rock sounds, mainly influenced by the music scene that appeared in Laurel Canyon during the 70s (Crosby, Still & Nash, Neil Young, Gram Parson, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan) and which addressed subjects as varied as global warming, love breakup, loss of the feeling of grace, suicide, laziness and death. « We wanted to have a more acoustic feel on this album, making it sound timeless »

The late, great Doug Sahm's albums for Atlantic and Warner Bros. , from 1973 and 1974. 'Doug Sahm And Band' features, amongst others, Dr. John, Bob Dylan, David Bromberg and Flaco Jimenez. 'Texas Tornado' includes some of the same musicians on 'Band' with Arif Marden and Jerry Wexler sharing the production role. 'Groovers Paradise' has an ex-Creedence Clearwater rhythm section of Doug Clifford and Stu Cook in the band. Sahm sadly died in 1999 at the comparatively young age of 58. Digitally remastered and slipcased, and with new notes

This performance, recorded October 14, 1975 came after Doug had temporarily retired the Sir Douglas name, but features original member Meyer along with musical compadres Martin Steitle, John Barber, Steve McDaniels and Harry Hess. All the Sir Douglas Quintet classics are here, including InchMoverInch, InchMendocinoInch and InchRainInch, and Doug ventures into other musical territory ranging from T-Bone Walker to Bob Wills. This CD captures all the hits and more and includes songs that were never aired on the original TV broadcast.