Tex Mex Makes Your Feet Smile
Martin Hawkins, Melody Maker, 22 March 1980
MARTIN HAWKINS uncovers the Tex-Mex mix that gives the roots to the San Antonio sound. It's time to discover the music of Sahm, Fender and Shivas Headband, he says.
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