Augie Meyers, the San Antonio-born musician known for his signature Vox organ sound and role in the Sir Douglas Quintet and ...

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

The San Antonio-born Meyers began playing with his childhood friend and longtime collaborator Doug Sahm in the 1950s. In the early 1960s, they co-founded the Sir Douglas Quintet. Fronted by Sahm, the ...

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

SAN ANTONIO — Beloved Texas music icon Augie Meyers, a founding member of the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, has ...

The Vox organist helped shape the sound of South Texas as a founding member of the Sir Douglas Quintet and later the Texas ...

The post said he died "peacefully in his sleep" and that a memorial service would be announced soon, Fox San Antonio reported ...

Grammy-winning keyboardist Augie Meyers, who fused Tex-Mex and rock with the Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados, died peacefully in his sleep on March 7 ...

The organist co-founded Sir Douglas Quintet in the 1960s and continued performing with the Mavericks and Los TexManiacs until his death.

Supporters and loved ones are sharing the fond memories of the Grammy-award winner.

Tributes flooded in for the influential star as the news became public. Writing on Instagram, one fan wrote: "Great musician and created that sound that made Tex-Mex music awesome." Antoehr added: ...

“He was everywhere mixing the Texas sound with conjunto, and it all just came together and blended perfectly.” ...