On The Honky Tonk Highway With Augie Meyers & The Texas Re-cord Co.: High Texas Rider (CD)

Release Date: 06/09/23-For this CD, Bear Family Records® delves into the 1970s, when Texas country music, blues and redneck rock collided with West Coast hippie culture.-One of the essential protagonists: Augie Meyers from near San Antonio, Texas - musician, cult figure and label operator, who spiced the releases of his Texas Re-Cord Company (1975-'80) additionally with Tex-Mex Dance Hall Music and Western Swing Polkas.-In total, Augie Meyers released some 30 singles and seven albums, and British music historian Martin Hawkins has selected 26 of them.-This is the first time that a proper tribute to the achievements of Augie Meyers and the bands and musicians on his TRC label has been released.-Carefully transferred from the best possible sources and remastered for your listening pleasure, plus an extensive booklet with many illustrations and photos: a great little piece of Texas music history.In the 1970s era of country rock, the Texas Re-Cord Company stood out from the crowd. It was