Augie
has been actively working the European music
circuit since 1965. In the early 60’s
he called himself the ONLY LONGHAIR in California.
This landed him roles playing extras on movie
sets like Mod Squad, Honeysuckle Rose, along
with other roles as plumbers, bikers, hippies,
and hoodlums. These roles keep the big bucks
coming in at $45 a day. Not bad for that day
in time.
He’s
collaborated with the likes of Bob Dylan, John
Hammond, Tom Waites, Freddie Fender, Doug Sahm,
Cory Chiesel, Frank Gomez and numerous other
great counter parts.
Augie Meyers' style and his Vox Continental
has become one of music's most distinctive keyboard
sounds around. Augie can be heard with the Sir
Douglas Quintet,Texas Tornados, Meyers’
solo efforts as well as on landmark albums by
Bob Dylan (”Time Out of Mind” and
“Love and Theft”) and John Hammond
(“Wicked Grin”). Echoes of the Meyers'
style and sound can be heard in the music of
the Doors, the Kinks, the Animals as well as
the Beatles just to name a few. ...
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