The Sir Douglas Quintet is one of the more underrated bands to come out of the late 60's. They were very influential in their home state of Texas but never really broke through nationally. While a majority of their music would qualify as Tex-Mex, their best known song "She's About a Mover" sounds like Ray Charles (who the song obviously owes a ton to) fronting a British invasion band with a heavy keyboard. That British invasion influence is really noticeable in the visual look the group adopted in the following clip, taken from when they performed on the NBC show Hullabaloo. I love this song and it's a great gateway into the world of the Sir Douglas Quintet and eventually their frontman Doug Sahm's solo work as well.
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