This article is about the discography of Doug Sahm as a solo artist. For his albums with the Sir Douglas Quintet, see Sir Douglas Quintet. For his albums with the Texas Tornados, see Texas Tornados.
The discography of Doug Sahm started in 1955 with the release of "A Real American Joe" on Sarg Records.[1] Sahm fronted three bands early in his career: The Pharaohs, The Dell-Kings and The Markays. He released the song "Crazy Daisy" (1959), and he had a local hit in San Antonio, Texas with "Why Why Why" (1960) on Renner Records.[2][3] Sahm had another local hit with "Crazy, Crazy Feeling" (1961).[4][5] After he disbanded the Sir Douglas Quintet in 1972,[6] he was signed by Atlantic Records in October 1972, and he released his solo debut album Doug Sahm and Band.[7]
As his record sales continued to decline in the mid 1970s,[8] Sahm rarely performed concerts outside of the Austin club scene.[9] He started the 1980s recording for Takoma Records.[10] He then moved to the Swedish label Sonet Records. With Sonet Records, Sahm found local success in Sweden and Scandinavia. By 1989, he recorded for Antone's Record Label.[11] In 1999, Sahm started his own label, Tornado Records. His last album, entitled The Return of Wayne Douglas, was released posthumously by his label in 2000.[12]
^Gart, Gallen (2002). First Pressings: The History of Rhythm and Blues (1959). Vol. 9. Big Nickel Publications. p. 104. ISBN978-0-936-43309-7.
^Reid, Jan; Sahm, Shawn (2010). Texas Tornado: The Times & Music of Doug Sahm. University of Texas Press. p. 22. ISBN978-0-292-72196-8.
^Jasinski, Laurie (2012). Handbook of Texas Music. Texas A&M University Press. p. 1383. ISBN978-0-876-11297-7.
^Billboard staff (January 13, 1973). "The Doug Sahm Sessions". Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 2. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 18. ISSN0006-2510. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
