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- Augie Meyers, a key figure in Tex-Mex music, died March 7 at age 85 from pneumonia.
- He was known for his Vox organ sound with the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Grammy-winning Texas Tornados.
- The Sir Douglas Quintet formed in 1964 in San Antonio and blended garage rock with conjunto.
- Historian Joe Nick Patoski described the Sir Douglas Quintet as one of the great Texas bands of all time.
