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Texas Tornados is an American Tejano supergroup, composed of some of country music's biggest artists who modernized the Tex-Mex style including Flaco Jiménez, Augie Meyers, Doug Sahm, and Freddy Fender.
Texas Tornados is the debut album by supergroup Texas Tornados, released in August, 1990, through Reprise Records. [1] This album was recorded in both English and Spanish, with Los Texas Tornados being the title of the Spanish version.
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The Austin American-Statesman wrote: "While there's too much soulful artistry involved to be properly showcased within the space of a single album, Zone of Our Own underscores the crucial connections between the Sir Douglas Quintet-style rock of Doug Sahm, the border (and border-transcending) musics of Freddy Fender and Flaco Jimenez and the Tejano-flavored country of Augie Meyers."
Freddy Fender (born Baldemar Garza Huerta; June 4, 1937 – October 14, 2006) [1] was an American Tejano singer, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados.
Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez (born March 11, 1939) [1] is an American singer, songwriter and accordionist from San Antonio, Texas.He is known for playing Norteño, Tex Mex and Tejano music.
Doug Sahm was born in San Antonio, Texas, on November 6, 1941, to Victor A. Sahm, Sr. and Viva Lee (née Goodman). [2] The Sahm family had migrated to the United States from Germany early in the 20th century, and settled initially in Galveston, Texas.
He was born in San Antonio, Texas, United States. [3] In the early 1960s, Meyers and Doug Sahm founded the Sir Douglas Quintet. [3] His Vox organ was a familiar element of the group's sound, as heard on tracks like "She's About a Mover" (1964), "Mendocino" (1969), and "Nuevo Laredo" (1970).