In the 1970s era of country rock, the Texas Re-Cord Company stood out from the crowd. It was a time when country music and blues and redneck rock all collided with west-coast hippie-ness. But the TRC was based in Bulverde near San Antonio, where Augie Meyers' Western Head Band added a good dose of Tex-Mex dance hall music and western-swing polka to the mix. Meyers was, and is, a lanky, bearded, laid-back character with a waist-length pigtail and a reputation in San Antone music that's longer even than that. Meyers' Texas Re-Cord label issued some thirty singles and seven albums between 1975 and 1980, and much of the music has not been reissued since. This 26 track CD puts that right. The Texas Re-Cord Co. Is 'finally in lights,' to quote one of their LP titles. Of the 26 tracks here, 17 are from rare 45 rpm singles and 9 are from albums.

Tracklist:

Augie Meyers and the Western Head Band - Deed to Texas
Augie Meyers and the Western Head Band - Deep in the Heart of Texas
Sir Douglas Quintet - Dynamite Woman
Augie Meyers and the Western Head Band - Baby Baby (Won't You Come Back Home)
Doug Sahm - Country Groove
Buckboard Boogie Boys - Dim Lights, Thick Smoke
Augie Meyer and the Texas Head Band - I Would Like to See You Again
Carol Meyer and the Western Head Band - Meet Me in Seguin
El Molino - Mezcal Road
Augie Meyers and Domingo Saldivar - Why Don't We Make Love Like We Used to
Denny Ezba - Domingo
Brother Al Stricklin - Faded Love
Augie Meyers and the Western Head Band - Hen Pecked Polka
Augie Meyer and the Texas Head Band - Wedding Bells
Augie Meyers and Domingo Saldivar - Just Because
El Molino - Tell Me
Augie Meyers and the Western Head Band - You Win Again
Doug Sahm - Henrietta
"Wild Man" Ray Liberto - Boogie Woogie Country Girl
Carol Meyer and the Western Head Band - Where I Belong
Augie Meyers and the Western Head Band - Down in Mexico
Publio Casillas - Tequila Sam
Buckboard Boogie Boys - Tomorrow Will Do It Again
Carol Meyer and the Western Head Band - Dusty Roads
Augie Meyers and the Western Head Band - Sun Shines Down on Me in Texas
Augie Meyers and the Western Head Band - High Texas Rider

UPC: 4000127177001
Label: Bear Family
Release Date: 6.9.23
Format: CD

On The Honky Tonk Highway With Augie Meyers / Var - On The Honky Tonk Highway With Augie Meyers / Var (CD)