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    • Nov 6, 1942
    Doug Sahm is born in San Antonio, Texas. Grounded in roots music, he contributes to the 1960s pop hit "She's About A Mover" and joins The Texas Tornados, a Tex-Mex group that also features Freddy Fender, Flaco Jimenez and Augie Meyers
    Sep 17, 1952
    On his 29th, and final, birthday, Hank Williams visits the Alamo, then plays San Antonio's The Barn, owned by singer Charlie Walker. Future Texas Tornado Doug Sahm, age 11, sits on Williams' lap and plays "Steel Guitar Rag"
    Apr 13, 1956
    Elvis Presley begins four shows spread over three days at San Antonio's Municipal Auditorium. Attending one of the shows: future Texas Tornado Doug Sahm. Guitarist Scotty Moore says the dates mark the first time that the band cannot hear itself
    May 8, 1965
    The Rolling Stones play the Jacksonville Coliseum in Florida with opening acts The Sir Douglas Quintet and Bobbie Martin. In attendance: Ronnie Van Zant, who goes on to co-write Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama"
    Jul 21, 1965
    Jody Miller contributes "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" to "Shindig!" on ABC-TV. Elsewhere in the lineup are Sonny & Cher, Gene Pitney, Billy Preston, The Righteous Brothers and The Sir Douglas Quintet
    Dec 7, 1968
    Doug Sahm is featured on the cover of Rolling Stone with the headline "Dispossessed Men And Mothers Of Texas." His band, The Sir Douglas Quintet, recorded "At The Crossroads," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Aug 1, 1979
    "More American Graffiti" debuts in movie theaters, with Naomi Judd, Mary Kay Place and future Texas Tornado Doug Sahm all making appearances
    Nov 18, 1999
    Doug Sahm dies at the Kachina Lodge in Taos, New Mexico. The Texan roots music performer was part of the 1960s pop hit "She's About A Mover" and joined Freddy Fender, Augie Meyers and Flaco Jimenez in the Tex-Mex group The Texas Tornados
    Mar 14, 2003
    The Country Music Foundation publishes "Heartaches By The Number," celebrating country's "500 greatest singles." Among Austin acts on the list are Jerry Jeff Walker, with "L.A. Freeway"; and Doug Sahm's Sir Douglas Quintet, with "At The Crossroads"
    Sep 1, 2006
    The Luke Wilson movie "Idiocracy" is released independently. Set 500 years in the future, it features Buck Owens' "Buckaroo" over the closing credits. Also heard are Doug Sahm and bluesman Junior Wells
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