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In 1969, Hugh Hefner called upon the Sir Douglas Quintet to play live on his Playboy After Dark show, so Doug and the guys showed up and delivered this electrifying performance of Mendocino, providing some pretty solid evidence that Doug was the greatest hippie ever.  Admittedly, the competition may not have been all that stiff, but the clip really is a great deal of fun to watch.

Otis Clay Agrees

The very first 45 released by Cotillion Records (1968)

Doug Sahm: You're Doing It Too Hard

When the Sir Douglas Quintet broke up and Doug moved to Atlantic, Mercury records culled through a bunch of chaotic, mislabelled SDQ tapes from '68 and '69 and compiled the Rough Edges album, released in 1973. While presumably an attempt to cash in on the hypothetical success of his Atlantic debut Doug Sahm and Band, this is by far the better album. Everything you want in a Mercury-era Doug Sahm LP is here: fun rambling autobiographical self mythologizing, stoner philosophy, some blues, some country, outstandingly selected and performed cover songs, mumbled introductions, Lone Star Beer references, Augie Meyer. In "Dynamite Woman" there's even a hit.  Plus there's the out-and-out rocker "You're Doing It Too Hard". Songwise it's not much more than a jam - it sort of sounds like they're making it up in the studio as they go along. But performance wise it smokes, especially in the last minute when Doug stomps on the distortion and unleashes a wild chordal guitar solo.

You're Doing It Too Hard

Little Doug

Doug Sahm

Via Rolling Stone archives 1971

Sir Douglas Quintet, 1981

 Sir Douglas Quintet  -  I Keep Wishing For You  (3:12)

Even in the early 80s, the Sir Douglas Quintet had the Midas Touch, in terms of quality if not necessarily commercial success.  I Keep Wishing For You comes from noted Texas songwriter Butch Hancock, a member, along with Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Joe Ely, of the Flatlanders.  This one gets my vote for 1981 Song Of The Year.

Doug Sahm - She Purt The Hurt On Me

Doug Sahm  -  She Put The Hurt On Me

Juke Box Music has to be one of my favorite Doug Sahm LPs.  Released on Antone's Records in 1988 out of Austin, it gives Sahm the opportunity to send a big wet kiss to the classic R&B and doo-wop sounds that he loved.

She Put The Hurt On Me comes from the pen of Otis Redding and if you'd like to hear his version, here you go.

Funky Crimes - Black Shampoo

The Politicians - Funky Toes

Let's Go To The Beach!

Rita Hayworth

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Happy 40th Anniversary WCBS FM

Harry Harrison

My favorite jock from the CBS years.  Here's a 1968 aircheck from WMCA.

Thanks to Spazz for making this happen!

Sir Douglas Quintet: Blue Norther

The flipside of the Tribe single "The Tracker" is an eerie minor key rocker called "Blue Norther". The term "blue norther" itself is Texan for a cold front that drops the temperature suddenly and brings a storm, usually followed by a period of blue skies and cold weather. With its menacing rhythm guitar, spooky backups and ominous Augie Meyer organ, this song evokes that sudden chill very effectively, signalling a uniquely Texan rock and roll band with deeper regional and musical roots than your average teenage combo.

While it's easiest to find "Blue Norther" on Tribe, the song was actually the flipside of the very first Sir Douglas Quintet single, released on Pacemaker in '64 (the topside was the Cajun stomper "Sugar Bee"). It's the same version as the Tribe version but has an earlier fade.

BLUE NORTHER

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