In December 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Texas Tornado”, the second Doug Sahm studio album. It was recorded in October 1972, at “Atlantic Studios” and “Wally Heider Studios” in San Francisco, and was produced by Jerry Wexler, Arif Mardin and Doug Sahm.
Personnel:
- Doug Sahm – vocals, guitar, bajo sexto, fiddle, electric piano, arrangements
- Atwood Allen – acoustic guitar, harmony
- Frank Paredes – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Luis Ortéga – vocals, rhythm guitar
- Charlie Owens – steel guitar
- Andy Statman – mandolin
- Mike Nock – electric piano
- George Stubbs – electric piano
- Flaco Jiménez – accordion
- Augie Meyers – Vox Continental
- Dr. John – piano, organ
- Jack Barber – bass
- Steve Vargas – bass
- George Rains – drums
- Pancho Morales – percussion
- Warren Chiasson – vibraphone
- David Bromberg – dobro
- Kenny Kosek – fiddle
- Rocky Morales – tenor saxophone
- David “Fathead” Newman – tenor saxophone, flute
- Martin Fierro – tenor saxophone
- Mel Martin – tenor and baritone saxophone
- Wayne Jackson – trumpet
- Jack Wilmoth – trumpet
- Charley MacBirney – trumpet
- Neil Rosengarden – flugelhorn
- Jimmy Douglass – engineer
- Ken Hopkins – engineer, mixing
- Dan Healy – mixing
- Lew Hahn – mixing
Track listing:
All tracks by Doug Sahm.
- San Francisco FM Blues
- Someday
- Blue Horizon
- Tennessee Blues
- Ain’t That Loving You
- Texas Tornado
- Jaun Mendoza
- Chicano
- I’ll Be There
- Hard Way
- Nitty Gritty
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