Augie Meyers

August "Augie" Meyers (born May 31, 1940)^[1] is an American musician, songwriter, studio musician, record producer, and record label owner. He is perhaps best known as a founding member of the Sir Douglas Quintet and the Texas Tornados.^[2]

Augie Meyers
Augie Meyers (middle) in the Sir Douglas Quintet in 1966
Background information
Birth name	August Meyers
Also known as	Lord August
Born	(1940-05-31) May 31, 1940 (age 85) San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Genres	Garage rock psychedelic rock rock soul folk Tejano/Tex-Mex country country rock
Occupations	Musician record producer record label owner
Instruments	Keyboards guitar accordion vocals
Website	augiemeyers.com

History

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).^[3]

In the 1990s, Meyers co-founded the successful supergroup known as the Texas Tornados with Doug Sahm, Flaco Jiménez, and Freddy Fender.^[3]

Since the 1970s, Meyers has operated several of his own record labels, including the Texas Re-Cord Company (co-founded with Lucky Tomblin), Superbeet Records, White Boy Records, and El Sendero.

As a studio musician, Meyers has played on numerous releases by other artists, including Bob Dylan, John P. Hammond, Tom Jones, John & Mary, Tom Waits, Raul Malo, and Doug Sahm.

Meyers lives in the Texas Hill Country town of Bulverde.

As of July 2025, Meyers is the only survivor of the four original members of The Texas Tornados.

Select album discography

• 1971: The Western Head Music Co. (Polydor)
• 1972: You Ain't Rollin' Your Roll Rite (Paramount)
• 1975: Live At The Longneck (Texas Re-Cord Company)
• 1977: Finally In Lights (Texas Re-Cord Company)
• 1982: Still Growin (Sonet)
• 1984: August in New York (Sonet)
• 1986: Augie's Back (Sonet)
• 1986: My Main Squeeze (Superbeet)
• 1988: Sausalito Sunshine (Superbeet)
• 1992: White Boy (White Boy)
• 1996: Alive & Well At Lake Taco (White Boy)
• 2002: Blame It On Love (Texas World)
• 2006: My Freeholies Ain't Free Anymore (El Sendero)
• 2013: Loves Lost and Found (El Sendero)

Select collaborations

• 1991: John and Mary, Victory Gardens (Rykodisc)
• 1997: Bob Dylan, Time Out Of Mind (Columbia)
• 2001: Bob Dylan, Love And Theft (Columbia)
• 2005: John P. Hammond, In Your Arms Again (Back Porch)
• 2014: Ben Vaughn, Texas Roadtrip (Many Moods)
• 2021: The Mal Thursday Quintet, If 6 Was 5 (Chunk Archives Recordings)