Augie Meyers continues to tour, and record on his own independent record labels, based out of Bulverde, Texas.
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Doug Sahm, a veteran of the professional music scene who first sang on the radio at the age of five, formed the Quintet (first called simply 'Sir Douglas') in 1964 with longtime friend Augie Meyers and the other original members, Jack Barber, Frank Morin and Johnny Perez.
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The early 1960s saw the beginnings of the psychedelic Texas rock era, particularly with the release of Sir Douglas Quintet's hit song "She's About a Mover", and "Treat Her Right" by Roy Head and The Traits.
Nicknamed "The Crazy Cajun," his credits included such hits as "She's About a Mover" by the Sir Douglas Quintet, "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" and "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" by Freddy Fender, "You'll Lose A Good Thing" by Barbara Lynn, "Talk To Me" by Sunny & The Sunliners, and "Big Blue Diamonds" by Gene Summers.
As well as concert promotions, he has managed such acts as The James Gang (1968–1971), Pure Prairie League (1972–1974), Sir Douglas Quintet and The Staples Singers (1971), Eli Radish (1970–1980), Starr Smith (1971 to present), Rainbow Canyon (1971–1973) and Ras Karbi (1981–1983).
In the early 1960s, Meyers and Doug Sahm founded the group known as the Sir Douglas Quintet.