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11:11

Remembering Augie Meyers, pioneer of Tex-Mex rock and roll

Meyers, who died March 7, helped shape Tex-Mex music with the '60s band Sir Douglas Quintet and then with the Texas Tornados. His signature sound was on the vox organ. Originally broadcast in 1990.

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08:08

Celebrating 100 years (give or take) of jazz organist Jimmy Smith

Some books give Smith's birthdate as Dec. 8, 1925, but more recent sources cite 1928 as his birth year. Regardless, the late musician always delivered the goods, even as the beats behind him changed.

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