Augie Meyers, one of the most distinctive keyboard players in American rock, known for his unmistakable Vox Continental organ sound and his deep roots in Tex-Mex, Chicano rock, and roots music died in his sleep on March 7th at the age of 85.
Meyers first rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as a founding member of the Sir Douglas Quintet, led by fellow Texan Doug Sahm. Their breakthrough hit She’s About a Mover (1965) became a classic of the era, driven by Meyers’ gritty Vox Continental organ riff. In the late 1980s Meyers reunited with Sahm as part of the Texas Tornados, alongside Freddy Fender and Flaco Jiménez. The group became a Tex-Mex supergroup and scored hits with songs like: “Who Were You Thinkin’ Of?” and “(Hey Baby) Que Paso. Check out Augie on a couple of well-known cuts, including his sturdy take on lead vocals on the latter….
