#SirDouglasQuintet

The Colorado Sound Playlistthe_colorado_sound_playlist
2025-10-18

2:45pm Mendocino (Re-Recording) by Sir Douglas Quintet from Mendocino (Re-Recordings)

An image of the cover of the album 'Mendocino (Re-Recordings)' by Sir Douglas Quintet
The Colorado Sound Playlistthe_colorado_sound_playlist
2025-10-17

3:20pm Mendocino (Re-Recording) by Sir Douglas Quintet from Mendocino (Re-Recordings)

An image of the cover of the album 'Mendocino (Re-Recordings)' by Sir Douglas Quintet
2025-05-27

Today's #TuneTuesday theme is songs with cities or towns in the title or lyrics. The official hash tag is #LondonCalling but my entry contains songs that refer to another city, #Helsinki.

Helsinki and Stockholm are connected by a popular ferry line, which is nicely reflected in this song, co-written and sung by one of my favorite artists, Doug Sahm:

Sir Douglas Quintet: Meet Me In Stockholm (1984)
youtube.com/watch?v=PBfz5f7_xXk

Two wonderful Finnish-language recordings that I really liked when they came out some 35 years ago, both with memorable lyrics:

Leevi & the Leavings: Jos Helsinki on kaunis (1989)
youtube.com/watch?v=iUWiBHb1i4s

Liisa Akimof: Helsinki (1990)
youtube.com/watch?v=VPW4WJHGNM0

Unfortunately the all-time ultimate Helsinki song doesn't mention the name of the city, but here it is anyway - originally written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent as "Beautiful In the Rain", but with superb - and completely different - Finnish-language lyrics by Juha "Junnu" Vainio:

Fredi: Kolmatta Linjaa takaisin (1968)
youtube.com/watch?v=y8BEminEYe4

#music #dougsahm #sirdouglasquintet #leavings #liisaakimof #fredi #kolmattalinjaatakaisin

2024-08-20

#NowPlaying #DougSahm

Spent the day listening to nothing but the #SirDouglasQuintet. The entire day. Most of this evening too. In fact, I'm still listening. There's no foreseeable end in sight.

The cover of Sir Douglas Quintet's "Complete Mercury Recordings" CD box set. Artwork is a simple black drawing on a textured red backing of the five-member band: 1st singer holding a tambourine; 2nd singer wearing large cowboy hat; 3rd musician playing guitar; 4th musician playing an electric keyboard; 5th musician sat behind a drum set.
2023-11-06

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Doug Sahm (November 6, 1941 – November 18, 1999), known for his work with the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornados. #DougSahm #SirDouglasQuintet #TexasTornados #music #musician #BOTD

Doug Sahm playing with a band

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