We didn't have to rehearse either. We'd set it up, jam, and that was the recording. Esther Farris knew Sahm when both were kids. Her husband, Tony Kerekes, played drums with him in the '50s. But I thought Doug was.
Musicians are a dime a dozen.
You don't recognize the greats when you're walking with them. A lot of musicians have a hard time and walk away. Doug never walked away. Meyers' Vox organ played counterpoint to Sahm's melodies in the Quintet and in the Tornados. On Tuesday, he suggested the partnership isn't exactly over.