The discography of Doug Sahm started in 1955 with the release of "A Real American Joe" on Sarg Records. 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. Sahm had another local hit with "Crazy, Crazy Feeling" (1961). After he disbanded the Sir Douglas Quintet in 1972, he was signed by Atlantic Records in October 1972, and he released his solo debut album Doug Sahm and Band.
As his record sales continued to decline in the mid 1970s, Sahm rarely performed concerts outside of the Austin club scene. He started the 1980s recording for Takoma Records. 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. 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.
Studio albums Title Details Peak positions Billboard 200 Canadian Top 100 Doug Sahm and Band Release date: 1973 Label: Atlantic Records 125 54 Texas Tornado Release date: 1973 Label: Atlantic Records — — Groover's Paradise Release date: 1974 Label: Warner Bros. Records — — Texas Rock For Country Rollers Release date: 1976 Label: ABC-Dot Records — — Hell of a Spell Release date: 1980 Label: Takoma Records — — Juke Box Music Release date: 1989 Label: Antone's — — The Last Real Texas Blues Band Featuring Doug Sahm Release date: 1995 Label: Antone's — — Get A Life / S.D.Q. '98 Release date: 1998 Label: Munich Records, Watermelon Records — — The Return of Wayne Douglas Release date: 2000 Label: Evangeline — —
Live albums Title Details Peak positions US Country Back to the 'Dillo Release date: 1988 Label: Edsel Records — Live Release date: 1988 Label: Bear Family Records — Live in Japan Release date: 1990 Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab — Live From Austin: Doug Sahm Release date: 2007 Label: New West Records — Inlaws and Outlaws: 1973 Radio Broadcast Release date: 2013 Label: All Access — Texas Tornado Live: Doug Weston's Troubadour, 1971 Release date: 2023 Label: Liberation Hall Records —
Collaboration albums Title Details Peak positions US Country Still Growin (with Augie Meyers) Release date: 1982 Label: Sonet — The "West Side" Sound Rolls Again (with Augie Meyers) Release date: 1983 Label: Teardrop Records — Tex-Mex Breakdown (with Augie Meyers and Flaco Jimenez) Release date: 1983 Label: Sonet — The Return of the Formerly Brothers (with Amos Garrett and Gene Taylor) Release date: 1987 Label: Stony Plain Records, Rykodisc — Who Are These Masked Men? (with the Texas Mavericks) Release date: 1989 Label: Rykodisc — Day Dreaming at Midnight (with Shandon and Shawn Sahm) Release date: 1994 Label: Elektra Records —
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country US CAN Country 1955 "A Real American Joe" — — — rowspan="17" 1958 "Crazy Daisy" — — — 1959 "Crazy Daisy" — — — 1960 "Why, Why, Why" — — — 1960 "Baby Tell Me" — — — 1960 "Slow Down" — — — 1961 "Saphire" — — — 1961 "Makes No Difference" — — — 1961 "Baby What's on Your Mind" — — — 1962 "Just Because" — — — 1963 "Cry" — — — 1963 "Lucky Me" — — — 1964 "Mister Kool" — — — 1964 "Cry" — — — 1966 "It's a Man Down There" (recorded by Sahm under the pseudonym "Him") — — — 1966 "Wine, Wine, Wine" (recorded by Sahm under the pseudonym "The Devons") — — — 1970 "Be Real" (recorded by Sahm under the pseudonym "Wayne Douglas") — — — 1973 "(Is Anybody Goin' to) San Antone" — 115 —Doug Sahm and Band 1973 "Texas Tornado" — — —Texas Tornado 1974 "Groover's Paradise" — — —Groover's Paradise 1974 "El Paso Train" — — — 1974 "If You Really Want Me To I'll Go" — — — 1976 "Cowboy Peyton Place" 100 — —Texas Rock For Country Rollers 1976 "Cryin' Inside-Sometime" — — —Texas Rock For Country Rollers 1984 "I'm Not A Fool Anymore" — — —The West Side Sound Rolls Again 1988 "Will You Love Me Mañana" (recorded by Sahm under the pseudonym "Sir Doug Saldaña") — — — 1990 "You're Gonna Miss Me" — — —Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson
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