Doug Sahm Redux; RIP Bo Diddley

A few updates since Saturday's Texas Rock post:

First of all, big thanks are in order for longtime friend of The Adios Lounge, Bob Schafer. Bob was kind enough to scan and send me the back cover photos from Texas Rock For Country Rollers, which you'll find below. Pic #1 is the band sitting on an old car and I've captionized the photo with names-to-faces. Very helpful for all you budding Doug-Heads. Pic #2 is Doug standing next to the Soap Creek Saloon's Wurlitzer jukebox, which was actually taken by iconic Austin chronicler, Burton Wilson. In the 1970s, Wilson was de facto house photographer for the Armadillo World Headquarters and was responsible for enough classic photos to fill a book: Austin Music Scene: Through The Lens Of Burton Wilson.

I also added another picture from my own collection. It's a flyer for a Sahm show of this period and appears to be the same artist who designed the slick Groover's Paradise cover, Kerry Awn. It's a very cool artifact and I wished I owned one. However, if memory serves me correctly, I got the pic from an eBay auction where the flyer was going for around $100. That's a little too rich for Lounge blood.

Finally, The Lounge was saddened to hear about the passing of the great Bo Diddley. It wasn't exactly a shock, since Bo had been in poor health following a massive stroke and heart attack, but nevertheless, he was a pioneer and it's always tough to lose one of those. I'm gonna spend a few days putting together a proper tribute to the man who took the "shave and a haircut ... two bits" riff and turned it into rock 'n' roll magic. In the meantime, here's his signature song and calling card, "Bo Diddley."

Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley [purchase]