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Film Chronicles the Career of Unsung Texas Musician Doug Sahm

If you want to know what Texas sounds like, listen to the music of the late Doug Sahm. He was a musician who could play every form of indigenous form of Texas music authentically, and his connections to Houston run long and deep. There’s a new documentary chronicling Doug’s music. Sir Doug and the Genuine […]

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If you want to know what Texas sounds like, listen to the music of the late Doug Sahm. He was a musician who could play every form of indigenous form of Texas music authentically, and his connections to Houston run long and deep. There's a new documentary chronicling Doug's music. Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove is part of the eight-day multi-venue Houston Cinema Arts Festival.

Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove screens tonight (Nov. 13, 2015) at 6:15 at Sundance Cinemas on Texas Avenue. The evening includes a Q-and-A session with director Joe Nick Patoski.

News 88.7's Ed Mayberry talked with Patoski about this San Antonio musician who went through a string of reinventions.

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Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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