Alpharetta, located in Fulton County, was incorporated December 11, 1858. Years ago, Alpharetta was the county seat of the former Milton County. In 1932, Milton County merged into Fulton County. The city's name is a variation of a fictional Indian girl, Alfarata, in a 19th century song, The Blue Juniata.
Doug Sahm. Douglas Wayne Sahm (November 6, 1941 â November 18, 1999), was a musician from Texas. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he was a child prodigy in country music, but became a significant figure in blues, rock and other genres. Today Sahm is considered one of the most important figures in what is identified as Tex-Mex.
He gave the Austin music scene its soul, and his death Thursday broke its heart. Doug Sahm, a singer and guitarist who showed the world the glory of Texas music with the Sir Douglas Quintet in the '60s through his '90s stint in the Tex-Mex supergroup Texas Tornados, died Thursday afternoon in Taos, N.M. He was 58.