DAY OF THE DOUG

Son Volt's latest record, Day of the Doug, revisits the music of legendary Texas troubadour
Doug Sahm. But it's much more than fond remembrance and colorful tribute. It is a
summoning and a celebration of a songwriter and performer whose work forged country,
Tex-Mex, rock, rhythm and blues, folk, and psychedelia into an utterly unique American
sound.
Sahm's 50-year career was a restless and relentless quest for the Holy Grail of 'the groove.'
He played pedal steel with Hank Williams, Sr. as a kid before making three Top 40 hits with
the Sir Douglas Quintet and recording a dizzying array of solo works with a passel of shifting
personas on a carousel of record labels. Son Volt's eleventh release since 1995's Trace steps
confidently on the trails Sahm blazed. Like any journey to find a grail, Day of the Doug also
seeks out all the things that make young artists fall in love with making music in the first
place: adventure, youth novelty, and a chance to snatch a bit of immortality