Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove

He led one of Bob Dylan's favorite bands in the '60s, headlined shows with Willie Nelson, and was an early performer on Austin City Limits. So why isn't the brilliant, energetic Doug Sahm a household name? This rocking, two-stepping documentary careens through his whirlwind life and career and brings the audience along for the ride. Doug played steel guitar in San Antonio honky-tonks before his eighth birthday. His band, The Sir Douglas Quintet, rocketed onto the charts in 1965 with "She's About a Mover." He grooved through San Francisco during the Haight-Ashbury era, spent time in Marin, and recorded the classic track "Mendocino," but his heart belonged to Texas. Archival audio of the man himself combines with present-day interviews with Doug's family, bandmates, and friends, to paint a vivid picture of a wild, genial musical genius always questing after The Groove. (Mill Valley Film Festival)