Sir Douglas Quintet
- Charlie O.
- Posts: 44883
- Joined: 21 Jul 2003, 19:53
- Location: In-A-Badda-La-Wadda, bay-beh
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
Thanks, M! I heard a different song by them on some comp, and this one is better than that was. That said, neither really lives up to the band name!
- BARON CORNY DOG
- Diamond Geezer
- Posts: 45153
- Joined: 18 Jul 2003, 05:38
- Location: Impregnable Citadel of Technicality
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
There's a Doug Sahm movie coming out!
Joe Nick Patoski, a writer, directed it. We'll see!
http://www.dougsahmdoc.com/
Joe Nick Patoski, a writer, directed it. We'll see!
http://www.dougsahmdoc.com/
take5_d_shorterer wrote:If John Bonham simply didn't listen to enough Tommy Johnson or Blind Willie Mctell, that's his doing.
- Charlie O.
- Posts: 44883
- Joined: 21 Jul 2003, 19:53
- Location: In-A-Badda-La-Wadda, bay-beh
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
Big Business Bobob wrote:There's a Doug Sahm movie coming out!
Joe Nick Patoski, a writer, directed it. We'll see!
http://www.dougsahmdoc.com/
Hell yeah!
- Guy E
- Posts: 13301
- Joined: 16 Jul 2003, 23:11
- Location: Antalya, Turkey
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
I saw Sahm at the Lone Star Cafe several times, the original location on 5th Avenue and the short-lived uptown location. Once a group of my buddies cornered Augie Meyers at the bar and grilled him about how much it would cost to book Sahm for a night... we wanted to put him in touch with the owner of Maxwell's to book a show. Augie was ever the gentleman, but my friends (and me, to a lesser extent, obviously) were obnoxiously drunk and really put Augie on the spot. He patiently heard us out and said he'd mention the club to Doug. I remember him as being quite tall.
Sahm actually played there a couple of times in later years. Miracle of miracles.
Sahm actually played there a couple of times in later years. Miracle of miracles.
["Minnie the Stalker"]The first time that we met I knew I was going to make him mine.
- BARON CORNY DOG
- Diamond Geezer
- Posts: 45153
- Joined: 18 Jul 2003, 05:38
- Location: Impregnable Citadel of Technicality
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
Apparently, Augie isn't the brightest bulb, and was the subject of many deeply hilarious practical jokes.
The first words of the movie's web site really spell it out Sahm's key gift:
"He was the one individual who could play every form of indigenous Texas music authentically and with passion."
The first words of the movie's web site really spell it out Sahm's key gift:
"He was the one individual who could play every form of indigenous Texas music authentically and with passion."
take5_d_shorterer wrote:If John Bonham simply didn't listen to enough Tommy Johnson or Blind Willie Mctell, that's his doing.
- Six String
- Posts: 23087
- Joined: 16 Jul 2003, 20:22
- clive gash
- wannabee enfant terrible
- Posts: 17219
- Joined: 29 Sep 2007, 00:32
- Location: down the rabbit hole
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.
Diamond Dog wrote:...it quite clearly hit the target with you and your nonce...
...a multitude of innuendo and hearsay...
...I'm producing facts here...
- Muskrat
- World's Foremost Authority
- Posts: 21397
- Joined: 17 Jul 2003, 01:05
- Location: Next to the park; across the street from the college; and the freeway at my back
- Contact:
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
neville harp wrote:http://lareviewofbooks.org/essay/crying-with-the-cosmic-cowboy
She gets it.
The first year I lived in Los Angeles I wrote an email to an old friend, a former roommate, who still lived in Georgia: everything you’ve heard about L.A. is a lie. My apartment, a dingbat on the east side, was far from Hollywood and Beverly Hills and their stereotypes of Botox and Bentleys with blacked out windows. Instead, I wrote about skinny, sickly palms and pink stucco condos, greasy potato tacos, sitting on the roof of my building at dawn smoking, watching the pigeons peck the chickweed clean. I wrote many such letters: succulents in bloom, jacarandas shedding, rotting all over the sidewalk. I told everyone the same story. The city is magic.
Doug and the entire quintet -- Augie, J.P. Perez, Harvey Kagan and maybe Frank Morin -- lived in L.A. (Frank may have remained in San Francisco and commuted when needed). That was when they (except Doug) cut the album with Gene Vincent. J.P. remained in L.A. and started a pretty successful recording studio; he died, I think, last year -- recently, anyway.
There's a screening of the film in L.A. on the 30th; I believe Joe Nick will be making a personal appearance. I plan to, as well.
Things that a fella can't forget...
Lord Rother wrote: I’m with Googs.
- Charlie O.
- Posts: 44883
- Joined: 21 Jul 2003, 19:53
- Location: In-A-Badda-La-Wadda, bay-beh
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
neville harp wrote:http://lareviewofbooks.org/essay/crying-with-the-cosmic-cowboy
Thanks for that - a great piece.
- BARON CORNY DOG
- Diamond Geezer
- Posts: 45153
- Joined: 18 Jul 2003, 05:38
- Location: Impregnable Citadel of Technicality
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
That was a great piece. I can't help wondering if the writer has dignified the songs with more substance than they actually have! But, hey, it works.
There's about a week left for a kickstarter campaign to raise $70K for the rights to the music in the movie so they can release it in wider release (I think).
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/50 ... reading-th
There's also a corresponding campaign to get Sahm into the Hall of Fame.
There's about a week left for a kickstarter campaign to raise $70K for the rights to the music in the movie so they can release it in wider release (I think).
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/50 ... reading-th
There's also a corresponding campaign to get Sahm into the Hall of Fame.
take5_d_shorterer wrote:If John Bonham simply didn't listen to enough Tommy Johnson or Blind Willie Mctell, that's his doing.
- Charlie O.
- Posts: 44883
- Joined: 21 Jul 2003, 19:53
- Location: In-A-Badda-La-Wadda, bay-beh
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
Baron Bobob wrote:There's about a week left for a kickstarter campaign to raise $70K for the rights to the music in the movie so they can release it in wider release (I think).
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/50 ... reading-th
I'm in.
- pcqgod
- Posts: 19971
- Joined: 11 Apr 2010, 07:23
- Location: Ohio
- Charlie O.
- Posts: 44883
- Joined: 21 Jul 2003, 19:53
- Location: In-A-Badda-La-Wadda, bay-beh
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
They've made their goal!
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
Very interesting thread. Why hadn't I spotted it originally?
Anyway, spookily enough, after having listened to some of their stuff on Youtube, I'd already ordered the 'first' album (ie, the "Best Of..." collection of singles, etc.) and a 'mono singles' collection. There appears to be no overlap between the two.
I'm not sure where to go after this though. The first album proper and some of their earlier albums now seem fairly hard to dig up.
Anyway, spookily enough, after having listened to some of their stuff on Youtube, I'd already ordered the 'first' album (ie, the "Best Of..." collection of singles, etc.) and a 'mono singles' collection. There appears to be no overlap between the two.
I'm not sure where to go after this though. The first album proper and some of their earlier albums now seem fairly hard to dig up.
- Muskrat
- World's Foremost Authority
- Posts: 21397
- Joined: 17 Jul 2003, 01:05
- Location: Next to the park; across the street from the college; and the freeway at my back
- Contact:
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
The movie screens tomorrow (Thursday) night at Cinefamily in West Hollywood. Joe Nick will be present; plans are for me, too.
Things that a fella can't forget...
Lord Rother wrote: I’m with Googs.
- Muskrat
- World's Foremost Authority
- Posts: 21397
- Joined: 17 Jul 2003, 01:05
- Location: Next to the park; across the street from the college; and the freeway at my back
- Contact:
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
Phil T wrote:I'm not sure where to go after this though. The first album proper and some of their earlier albums now seem fairly hard to dig up.
I'd go with Honky Blues and Together After 5, but they're pretty consistent. The later Doug albums are great, too.
Things that a fella can't forget...
Lord Rother wrote: I’m with Googs.
- Charlie O.
- Posts: 44883
- Joined: 21 Jul 2003, 19:53
- Location: In-A-Badda-La-Wadda, bay-beh
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
Phil T wrote:I'd already ordered the 'first' album (ie, the "Best Of..." collection of singles, etc.) and a 'mono singles' collection. There appears to be no overlap between the two.
If you find you enjoy the first album, you'll enjoy The Sir Douglas Quintet Is Back! - basically the material from that era that didn't make it onto The Best Of, but is every bit as good.
Phil T wrote:I'm not sure where to go after this though. The first album proper and some of their earlier albums now seem fairly hard to dig up.
Most of the classic Smash/Philips/Mercury stuff is presently out of print, but there is a CD on Raven that includes 1+1+1=4 and The Return Of Doug Saldana.
Or you can just *(cough)*
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
Thanks fellers! I'll keep an eye out for those.
I'll give the two I've ordered a listen and may get back to you on that...
Charlie O. wrote:Or you can just *(cough)*
I'll give the two I've ordered a listen and may get back to you on that...
- Muskrat
- World's Foremost Authority
- Posts: 21397
- Joined: 17 Jul 2003, 01:05
- Location: Next to the park; across the street from the college; and the freeway at my back
- Contact:
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
Most excellent
Things that a fella can't forget...
Lord Rother wrote: I’m with Googs.
- BARON CORNY DOG
- Diamond Geezer
- Posts: 45153
- Joined: 18 Jul 2003, 05:38
- Location: Impregnable Citadel of Technicality
Re: Sir Douglas Quintet
So it delivered to your satisfaction, then?
take5_d_shorterer wrote:If John Bonham simply didn't listen to enough Tommy Johnson or Blind Willie Mctell, that's his doing.