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n an eerie, surrealistic dream about this drummer, he is laid out on an autopsy slab and sliced open by a medical examiner. Music pours out of his insides instead of gruesome guts. All kinds of music, too: jazz, blues, country, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and of course Tex-Mex.
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Dec 2, 2022 · Ernie Durawa, who played with Delbert McClinton, Doug Sahm, and the Texas Tornados, celebrates his birthday at Antone's with a benefit for HOME, a nonprofit for musicians. Read his autobiography, see his photos, and hear his stories of a lifetime of drumming.
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"I first met Joe through bass player Speedy Sparks," Durawa recalls. "I was renting the house on South First which is now known as Jovita's. Richard 'Eh Eh' Elizondo was my cook, butler, and live-in babysitter. One day Speedy brought Joe over, and he asked me if I wanted to do a gig at the School for the Deaf. "No kidding," laughs Durawa. "And when...
On this night, the 18-year-old drummer ends up on the bandstand and is offered the job. Also hanging out and playing at the club is another homeboy, a skinny, fast-talking guitar player named Doug Sahm. Durawa already knew Sahm; they'd met downtown at the Tiffany Lounge a year or two earlier, trying to sneak in to hear singer Johnny Olenn. Sometime...
The phone rings and it's Doug Sahm, talking a mile a minute about a week's worth of gigs at a place called Soap Creek Saloon right outside the city on Bee Caves Road and a blues club called Antone's on Sixth Street downtown. Durawa doesn't need to be asked twice. "I had such a great time that week," he laughs. "I went back to Chicago, packed up eve...
You don't get to see many movie stars in Houston, not unless you're hanging out with millionaire Glenn McCarthy at his new Shamrock Hotel out on South Main. A sixth-grader doesn't get invited to those parties, I'm afraid. And Gobel is funny, with his goofy crew cut and deadpan delivery. As an added bonus, when the star takes the stage there's a dru...
Ernie Durawa. DURAWA, Texas Tornados United States. In an eerie, surrealistic dream about this drummer, he is laid out on an autopsy slab and sliced open by a medical examiner. Music pours out of his insides instead of gruesome guts. All kinds of music, too: jazz, blues, country, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and of course Tex-Mex.
Jul 20, 2014 · Long-standing Drummer Cafe VIP member, Ernie Durawa, stopped by the Drummer Cafe studio while he was in Nashville for the 2014 Summer NAMM Show. Ernie grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and has been a major player in the Austin music scene for decades.
Ernie Durawa was born in San Antonio, but he has been a major player on the Austin music scene for decades. His ability to totally transcend stylistic barriers has made him an important part of various bands that do the same thing, most notably the all-star Texas Tornados featuring his life-long friend Doug Sahm as well as country and western ...
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