Title:
Day of the Doug [CD]
Corporate Author:
Publication Date:
2023
Publication Information:
[Jersey City, NJ] : Transmit Sound, [2023]
Physical Description:
1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.
Abstract:
Son Volt's latest record revisits the music of legendary Texas troubadour Doug Sahm. But it's much more than fond remembrance and colorful tribute. It is a summoning and a celebration of a songwriter and performer whose work forged country, Tex-Mex, rock, rhythm and blues, folk, and psychedelia into an utterly unique American sound.
General Note:
Title from disc label.
All songs written by Doug Sahm, except "Poison love" by Elmer Laird and "It's gonna be easy" by Atwood Allen.
Performers:
Son Volt (Jay Farrar, vocals and guitar ; Andrew DuPlantis, vocals and bass ; Mark Spencer, backing vocals, keyboards, guitar ; John Horton, guitar, slide guitar, baritone, bass ; Mark Patterson, drums, percussion) ; with Brad Sarno, pedal steel guitar on "Beautiful Texas sunshine" ; Gary Hunt, fiddle on "Dynamite woman".
Contents:
Doug intro -- Sometimes you've got to stop chasing rainbows -- What about tomorrow -- Beautiful Texas sunshine -- Float away -- Yesterday got in the way -- Keep your soul -- Dynamite woman -- Huggin thin air -- Juan Mendoza -- Poison love -- Seguin -- It's gonna be easy -- Doug outro.
Language:
English