“Music is a treasure hunt. You dig and dig and sometimes you find something.” – Ry Cooder

Listen live to Americana Breakdown, hosted by Art Hanson, on Bluegrass Country Radio every Thursday evening from 7 pm to 10 pm ET for three hours of American roots music.

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Tonight’s show features the music of Chip Taylor and Augie Meyers who passed away this week.

Chip Taylor was a prolific songwriter whose songs included “Wild Thing” and “Angel of the Morning” along with many others. At the 2001 SXSW Music Conference in Austin, Chip met fiddle player and singer Carrie Rodriguez. They performed and recorded music together for the next several years.

Augie Meyers played Vox organ, piano and accordion in the Texas Tornados along with Doug Sahm, Freddy Fender and Flaco Jiménez. In the 1960’s, Augie and Doug Sahm formed the Sir Douglas Quintet. Augie was also a gifted studio musician who played on a number of albums, including Bob Dylan’s “Time Out Of Mind” and “Love And Theft” albums. Dylan said of Augie, “Augie’s my man. He’s like an intellectual who goes fishing using bookworms. He’s the shining example of a musician, Vox player or otherwise, who can break the code. His playing speaks volumes. He can bring a song, certainly any one of mine, into the real world.”

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