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Texas Tornados are a Tejano band. Their music is
a fusion of rock, country and various Mexican
styles, that is, Tex-Mex. The initial
combination of this set of very talented
musicians happened almost by chance at a concert
performance of a mutual acquaintance. After
Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez, Augie Meyers and
Doug Sahm engaged in this musical extravaganza
in front of a San Francisco audience, they all
knew the genuine bond they felt in their music
could probably be taken to another level. After
they initially performed as the Tex-Mex Revue,
they took the title Texas Tornados, after Sahm's
song and album of that name.
Another account of the group's birth says they
formed when record company executives looking to
cash in on regional music sales approached Sahm
and Meyers around 1990, and they brought in
longtime friends and collaboraters Fender and
Jimenez. Sahm had released albums under the name
Texas Tornados as early as the 1970s, some
featuring Fender or Meyers. Jimenez and Meyers
played on Sahm's Atlantic Records debut in 1971.
Individually, this talented quartet has had
major success. Corpus Christi-native Freddy
Fender was a cross-over success story around the
world with his music. With hits like "Before the
Next Teardrop Falls" and "Wasted Days and Wasted
Nights" to his credit, Fender made his name
known to everyone interested in hearing music
straight from the heart.
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.
The Texas Tornados have been asked to perform
all over the world at places like the
Presidential Inauguration of Bill Clinton, the
Montreaux Jazz Festival, as well as regular
appearances at Farm Aid and the Houston
Livestock and Rodeo Show.
Among their albums is Live From The Limo, which
gives Tejano music fans a taste of the stuff
that makes this sound so unique. This was the
last album to be recorded that featured the
complete lineup, as Sahm died in 1999, the year
of its release. Fender, who had health problems
in later years, died in 2006. Their 2005 Live
from Austin album was a recording of a 1990
performance on the TV series Austin City Limits.
People sometimes refer to their lyrics as
Spanglish because of the mixture of English and
Spanish in the same song, in addition to
pronouncing the Spanish lyrics in an American
accent, which is evident in their hit, (Hey
Baby) Que Paso. An example is the lyric: "Don't
you know I love you / and my corazón is real?",
where the word corazón (Spanish for "heart") is
improperly pronounced IPA: [koʊɹ.aː.ˈsoʊn] with
an obvious American accent instead of IPA: [ko.ra.ˈzon̪],
the proper Latin format. The band's self-titled
debut album was offered in Spanish and
English-language versions.
This Texas supergroup's four frontmen had more
than 200 years of experience playing live and
recording between them. A left-field hybrid of
norteno, Swamp Pop, rock 'n' roll, blues,
country and everything in between, Texas
Tornadoes were fronted by Tejano star Flaco
Jimenez, '60s rock icon Doug Sahm, crooner
Freddy Fender, and Sahm's cohort from the Sir
Douglas Quintet, Augie Meyers. The Tornadoes hit
the country charts with their debut album --
quite a feat considering how far removed from
the Nashville norm the group's sound was. Though
they never repeated that success on their
subsequent records, the band retained a large
and loyal worldwide following. They disbanded
after the unexpected death of Doug Sahm in 1999.
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Live From
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Live From The
Limo Vol. 1 |
Tin Cup
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4 Aces |
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The Best Of
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Hangin' On By
A Thread
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Zone Of Our
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Los Texas
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The Texas
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