Artist:Texas TornadosSong:Adios Mexico
Album:The Best Of Texas Tornados
This outstanding supergroup of Tex-Mex music legends literally came together by accident. Accordion player Flaco Jiminez (born Mar. 11, 1939 in San Antonio), singer guitarist Freddy Fender (born Baldemar Huerta June 4, 1937 in San Benito, TX), singer guitarist Doug Sahm (born Nov. 6, 1941 in San Antonio) and keyboard player Augie Meyers (born May 31, 1940 in San Antonio) all had great success on their own. Jiminez & Fender as solo artists and Sahm & Meyers as part of the legendary 60s group Sir Douglas Quintet. The four had been friends for many years and when they performed together in San Francisco in 1989, it was so perfect they decided to call themselves Tex-Mex Revue and work together regularly. The group signed with Reprise Records and renamed themselves Texas Tornados after a song Sahm wrote for their 1990 debut CD. Adios Mexico is another Sahm tune that was on that CD. The album was released in English & Spanish versions. The album sold pretty well and reached #25 on the Country Album chart. After a few years, the Texas Tornados ran their course and all four guys went back to doing his own thing. Sahm & Meyers reformed Sir Douglas Quintet and Fender & Jiminez went on to form Los Super Seven. Doug Sahm died in 1999 and Freddy Fender died in 2006. The Texas Tornados are recommended listening for roots music fans and I like them a lot. Here's the video for Adios Mexico by Texas Tornados.
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