One more - sorry I don't remember how to imbed videos, but you will like this one I think - it's Todd Snider, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires playing Mr. Bojangles along with a nice story telling intro by Todd. Sound on the video is pretty bad but the interaction and talent is a lot of fun to watch.
Now Honky Tonk Tex- Mex infusion ….all feel good music . Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez, Augie Meyers and Doug Sahm . Individually, this quartet has had major success. Corpus Christi-native Freddy Fender was a cross-over success story around the world with hits like "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights". Flaco Jimenez has played with acts ranging from the Rolling Stones to Dwight Yoakam. He also is known as the "Father of Conjunto Music" (Flaco plays the Conjunto accordion). Augie Meyers has shared the stage with the likes of The Allman Brothers Band and Bob Dylan. He's also a member of the Texas Music Hall of Fame. Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers were both members of the 1960s pop-rock band the Sir Douglas Quintet, with hits such as "She's About a Mover" and "Mendocino" to their credit. Sahm, Meyers and Jimenez are from the San Antonio area.
I had a busy week but did not want this one to get by...Buddy Holly from Lubbock TX. One of the originals of Rock and Roll (and Fender Strat player) died in a plane crash shortly after take off, while on tour. February 3, 1959. Buddy was only 22 years old, but already had established himself as a musical genius and quite a collection of hit songs, ALL written by him. Of course Beaumont's own, Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens (17 years old) were also tragically killed in the crash. The Day the Music Died.
