The Genuine Texas Groover

Doug Sahm | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 1, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Rhino Handmade
• ASIN: B0001MMGCW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #281,491 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Attention Dougheads!!!, November 19, 2004

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Robert M. St John (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Genuine Texas Groover (Audio CD)

If you have been searching for the outstanding DOUG SAHM and BAND recording, look no further. This CD package contains all the songs from DOUG SAHM and BAND & TEXAS TORNADO...plus never released recordings from the same sessions. This is definately Doug at his finest. The music is eclectic, electric, unpolished and real. Doug and his band take on tex-mex, blues, and outlaw country with Bob Dylan, Dr. John, Steve Bromberg and many others joining in for the fun. This is not top forty schlock...this is the real thang.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Doug Sahm's Highwater Mark, February 20, 2005

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EKB "A man with thirsty ears" (Olympia, WA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Genuine Texas Groover (Audio CD)

I would rate these two records the best of his career which, considering all the great records he's made, is saying something. The reasons being the involvement of Atlantic Records honcho Jerry Wexler and the variety (Country, Blues, Tex-Mex) and strength of the material on both DOUG SAHM and BAND and TEXAS TORNADO. The former includes an all-star line up including Dylan, Fathead Newman et al., the latter includes some of the leftovers from the all-star recording session and some killer work layed down in California. The horn arrangements on TEXAS TORNADO,put together by longtime associate Rocky Morales, are fantastic! As noted above ORIGINAL TEXAS GROOVER is spendy but if you're a fan, these are indispensible and if you're curious and not too familair with this underappreciated artist it's an excellant place to start.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Collection to Die For..., January 13, 2006

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Lance B. Judd "ljuddpro" (Fair Oaks, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Genuine Texas Groover (Audio CD)

The brilliant musicianship, combined with the clear
spontaneity and joyousness of these Atlantic recording sessions make this collection a must have. It is a timeless treasure that lovingly traverses a broad range of musical styles from country to toe-tappin' Texas blues. Doug Sahm was not only a fine, underrated guitarist but an exceptional singer. He also was a talented songwriter but on these cd's he shows he had a great , ala Rod Stewart (it's true), ability to recognize great songs from other pens and make them his own.

Rhino only made 5000 of these gems; for you audiophiles the sound quality is superb . Surprisingly, there still are some left. Do yourself a favor and buy it while you can. It's the ultimate testament to an underrated artist. You'll be playing, "Papa Ain't Salty," at all your parties for the rest of your life.