His carnival-like swirls on the Vox organ helped define the sound of the border with groups like the Sir Douglas Quintet and ...

Meyers was known for his work with Doug Sahm and the Texas Tornados. He also wrote the "national anthem of San Antonio." ...

The post said he died "peacefully in his sleep" and that a memorial service would be announced soon, Fox San Antonio reported. Meyers was a founding member of the Sir Douglas Quintet in the 1960s and ...

The San Antonio-born Meyers began playing with his childhood friend and longtime collaborator Doug Sahm in the 1950s. In the ...

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The San Antonio born singer was founding member of the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados. Augie Meyers played a presidential inauguration and won a Grammy.

Meyers was the last surviving member of the original Texas Tornados lineup, following the deaths of Sahm in 1999, Fender in ...

Augie Meyers, the country music legend who pioneered Tex-Mex rock with the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornados, has ...

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Augie Meyers, the Texas musician whose organ playing defined the sounds of the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, has ...

Augie Meyers, the San Antonio-born musician known for his signature Vox organ sound and role in the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, has died at 85.