Augie Meyers, a Texas-based musician and founding member of the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornadoes, has died, according to a statement on his Facebook page. He was 85.
The statement announcing his death explains that Meyers died in his sleep on Saturday (March 7) with his wife Sara beside him.
The post also remembers him as a “true Texas legend.”
Who Was Augie Meyers?
Born in 1940 in San Antonio, Texas, Meyers founded the Sir Douglas Quintet with fellow singer-songwriter Doug Sahm in the 1960s. He and Sahm would continue to be close friends and collaborators as their careers continued…