“They sort of did the first layer of Doug songs, maybe the songs that were a bit more well known. “The Bottle Rockets did a tribute record to Doug a few years back,” Farrar recalled. Son Volt Day of the Doug: The Songs of Doug Sahm, Thirty Tigers 2023 While the songs Sahm’s mostly known for - “She’s About A Mover,” his seminal hit with his ‘60s band The Sir Douglas Quintet, and “Mendocino,” the recording that brought the band an even higher profile - aren’t included on the new album, Farrar said there’s a specific reason for those omissions. But regardless, certainly, Doug was certainly amenable to it.” I was under the impression that it got set up through both management and the record company at the time, because they must have known the right people to get to speak to him.
It was a great experience to get to work with Doug. “Uncle Tupelo was recording at Cedar Creek studios in Austin, and at the time, we were just sort of thinking, well, he lives around here and maybe we could get to him to participate in some of the sessions. “It is informed by my own personal perspective,” Farrar notes, speaking on the phone from his home in St. Still Farrar considers Sahm a mentor of sorts and even now has fond memories of the time the two had to become acquainted. Borne from a personal relationship that began when the band’s erstwhile helmsman, Jay Farrar, had the chance to work with the late Texas legend on Anodyne, the fourth and final album recorded by his earlier outfit, the ground-breaking Americana ensemble Uncle Tupelo. On the other hand, they can be simply a stopgap effort that buys time between releases, an album that’s not meant to be considered a credible reflection of the band’s real worth ethic.įortunately, Son Volt’s new album, Day of the Doug doesn’t fall into either of those categories. Oftentimes they’re seen as a gratuitous means of gaining acceptance from one’s peers. Around the same time I found a nice retrospective Sahm CD (Spotify link below).Tribute albums can be a precarious proposition. But I really got into Sahm in the early 90s with his band The Texas Tornados. I bought a Sahm LP (1973’s Doug Sahm and Band because it had Dylan on it. I stumbled across Sahm in the Bob Dylan galaxy. With his blend of music, he found success performing in Austin, Texas, as the hippie counterculture soared in the 1970s. Sahm was influenced by the San Antonio music scene that included conjunto and blues, and later by the hippie scene of San Francisco. He gained fame along with his band, the Sir Douglas Quintet, with a top-twenty hit in the United States and the United Kingdom with “She’s About a Mover” (1965). Sahm is regarded as one of the main figures of Tex-Mex music, and as an important performer of Texan Music. Although Son Volt has not announced a release date for Day of the Doug, their summer 2023 tour is focused on covering their 1995 debut Trace and covering Doug Sahm songs.ĭouglas Wayne Sahm (Novem– November 18, 1999) was an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in San Antonio, Texas. I went back to the RSD website and this is an “RSD First’ Release.” So I assume it will be released conventionally later and this is just a teaser/RSD collectible. It is a fantastic album that deserves a normal release, not a mere 1700-unit vinyl release. On first listen I found it bizarre that this was a Record Store Day (RSD) release. Pressed on RSD-exclusive Opaque Green Vinyl. The Intro and Outro tracks are phone messages that Doug left Jay over the years. Find stores and more information at .Ī tribute to Doug Sahm, Day of the Doug features 12 songs that span Sahm’s career as a solo artist as well as his work with Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados. Son Volt’s Day of the Doug will be available exclusively at participating record stores starting 4/22/23 as part of Record Store Day.
This album, per Son Volt’s website, is a tribute to Doug Sahm, who Son Volt’s leader Jay Farrar has had a friendship with dating back to Uncle Tupelo: They both are the epitome of alternative country and cosmic American music.
I am a fan of both Son Volt and Doug Sahm.
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