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Willie and The Wheel In Stores NOW!!!!



AUSTIN, Texas
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Member Since10/12/2005
Band Websitehttp://www.asleepatthewheel.com
Band Members
Ray Benson - Lead and Vocals
Jason Roberts - Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolin and Vocals
Eddie Rivers - Steel Guitar and Sax
David Miller - Bass and Vocals
David Sanger - Drums
Elizabeth McQueen - Guitar and Vocals
Floyd Domino - Piano

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Influences
Texas, Bob Wills, Count Basie, Jazz, Blues, The Road

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   About Asleep at the Wheel
Willie Nelson,Asleep at the Wheel

You can order the new Asleep at the Wheel and Willie Nelson album "Willie and The Wheel" at our store. The album is a collection of classic western swing songs hand-picked by the late Jerry Wexler and was released on February 3, 2009. You can read some info about the new CD and see tour dates at our new website http://www.willieandthewheel.com

Willie and The Wheel is in stores now!

"****" - Rolling Stone

"Bright, playful and exploding with verve, 'Willie and the Wheel' is one of the first great albums of 2009." - Washington Post

"One of the finest albums ever recorded." - Austin Music City

"Record of the year material" - Midwest Record

"...flawless musicianship and brilliant arrangements..." - The News & Observer

"...pure musical joy..." - CMT

"The set is so authentic that one almost feels guilty listening to it on modern speakers instead of seated around the old Victrola." - Billboard

"'This is the best year ever,' Benson said by phone last week from New Jersey. 'We’re here on the road with Willie Nelson, going on tour.' Best year ever, that’s major for Benson’s Asleep at the Wheel. Since forming in 1972, the Western swing band has won nine Grammy Awards. Despite all the Wheel’s Grammy-winning albums, this one rises above." - The Herald Courier

"Both Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel are in prime form on this magnificent effort." - Nashville City Paper

"Grade A" - Philadelphia Daily News

"I haven't heard a more exhilarating, body-celebrating album this year." - Offbeat Magazine

"This is the kind of record that makes people want to become real musicians in a way that today’s music doesn’t. Five Stars." - The 9513

"Asleep at the Wheel's take on Western swing should be especially interesting to fans of early 20th-century American popular music. Their fidelity to the source material means that traces of jazz swing, ragtime and Dixieland are preserved as if in amber, sounding much as they did in the '30s and '40s." - Washington Times

"This is string-heavy, boot-tapping stuff, music that was once a fixture of dance halls in Tulsa, Fort Worth, and elsewhere. No, western swing certainly ain’t dead, as Asleep at the Wheel likes to remind us. In fact, it sounds as lively as ever." - Garden and Gun

"Superb vocals and excellent instrumental backing." - Roughstock

"Nelson's easygoing tenor sounds smoother than ever with by the band's barbershop-quartet-style backing on songs like the opening "Hesitation Blues" and "Corrine Corrina," and when they're not coming together in high harmony, gentle violin swoops and washing pedal steel keep things bucking and shuffling." - Galesburg Register-Mail

"It's hard to listen to the album and not have a smile on your face." - Listen.com

"Four and a Half Stars" - Montreal Gazette

"The album is strong across the board, prompting listeners to tap their toes and sing along with the parts they know. For fans of Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel or simply traditional country and western, Willie and the Wheel is worth a spin. A-" Greencastle Banner-Graphic

"...as comfortable and welcoming as a familiar old leather jacket." - All Music Guide

"The tracks on Willie and The Wheel swing like crazy as Nelson croons over the urgent, jazzy tempos, blazing fiddles, tinkling piano and ever-present steel guitar." - High Country Press

"Asleep at the Wheel has sparked an amazing album of sexy, old-time ragtime tunes, rethought with Texas Swing and New Orleans jazz flavors." - Philadelphia Daily News

"Nelson is obviously in his element and having a ball." - Houston Press

"A marriage made in Heaven." - The Time Union

"Willie Nelson and Asleep At The Wheel delivers an awesome selection of timeless western swing hits that will stand the test of time. Each song paints a picture that will take you to a place and time that has practically become extinct." - About.com

Jerry Wexler's long-overdue concept album takes Willie Nelson back to his musical roots. Teamed up with Ray Benson and the master musicianship of Asleep at the Wheel, this instant classic celebrates the timeless appeal of a most unique and spirited American music genre. Fall in love with Western Swing...again.

Bismeaux Records is VERY pleased to announce that Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel have teamed up to release an album TODAY. A concept thirty years in the making, Willie & The Wheel is a collection of classic western swing songs hand-picked by the late Jerry Wexler.

"Jerry wanted us to do this album and I'm glad we got to do it for him, “says Willie Nelson. “And that he heard it before he passed on."



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Kerry

Kerry
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Nov 19 2009 9:44 PM


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David

David
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Nov 16 2009 11:57 PM

Just dropped by to say howdy and how the heck are you guys doing? Thanks for being a friend.

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The Ray Ban

The Ray Ban



Nov 16 2009 11:56 PM

you need to tell Ray and Willie to talk to me live sometime when they have time (4real)
WAYNE DEATON

WAYNE DEATON



Nov 16 2009 5:02 PM

love it love it love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! let's jam!!!!
Justin

Justin Givens



Nov 16 2009 5:02 PM

That Austin City Limits last night was awesome! I love the album as well! you guys ROCK!
Yulie Ruth

Yulie Ruth



Nov 11 2009 11:43 PM

ASLEEP AT THE WILLIE is fantàstica,magnífica,genialllllll ahàaaa
#1 Fan/GraceTheFall

Liz Edwards



Nov 11 2009 11:43 PM

Hey AATW...Just stopping in to say hi!
DMAN Band

DMAN Band



Nov 11 2009 11:43 PM

Great show last night in Billings Montana, hope you come back soon.
Cheyenne Anne

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Nov 11 2009 11:43 PM

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Karen

Karen



Nov 5 2009 9:21 PM

Thanks for the add.
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Nov 5 2009 9:19 PM

Hello, thank you for the friendship, it is a pleasure to welcome you!

Jan :)
Henry Golis

Henry Golis



Nov 5 2009 9:18 PM

Asleep at the Wheel,Stopping by to say hi!All the best,Henry Golis{Park Lane Drive Records}
Rob Turnpaugh

Rob Turnpaugh



Oct 28 2009 11:09 PM

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Have a Rockin Halloween
Melissa Proctor DEJAVU

Melissa Proctor DEJAVU



Oct 26 2009 5:13 PM

What up! Please stop on by and say hi sometime. I'd love to hear from ya (O:  I cannot wait to kick Willie in the butt! And then give him a hug (O:!

Lot's O' Love,

Melissa Proctor
Marlon Sharp

Marlon Sharp



Oct 23 2009 7:52 PM

Thanks for being a Friend  !
The Marlon Sharp Street Team
Samantha Smith

Samantha Smith



Oct 20 2009 7:41 PM

Your music is what my rockin' mother, 83 years young lives to hear. She treated herself to one of your shows a few weeks ago and has been bubbling over ever since. Thanks for the good tunes, putting a smile on her face, and joy in her step. Wishing for all of you great health and happiness. Sincerely, Samantha Smith
Craig Fraser

Craig Fraser



Oct 20 2009 7:08 PM

Hello,

Just dropping by to see how it's all going? :)

Hope to hear back,
Have a good (albeit slightly painful) week at work :).

-Craig!
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Clark Kent



Oct 20 2009 7:03 PM

Come to Seattle!!!
The Tone Pirates

The Tone Pirates



Oct 12 2009 3:26 PM

Thanks for the add...tell Ray, Finney & Sanger the ole' bus driver is now the frontman. Miss you guys...
D.A. WIKLUND

D.A. WIKLUND



Oct 9 2009 4:31 PM

Thanks for the add. Can't get enough of what you do. And thanks for the great music.
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Will Dunlap

Will Dunlap



Oct 8 2009 2:30 PM

You gotta love Willie and the Wheel! What a great band and such nice guys too! Rock on Ray!
Sweet James

James Bryant



Oct 8 2009 2:30 PM

Are ya Ready for Okie Hunting Season it starts this Friday in Texas.
Keep on Playing that Texas Style Sound Country.
Always a friend in Texas.
Sweet James.
Alan Fisher

Alan Fisher



Oct 8 2009 2:30 PM

Hi there, love your music, thanks for the add!
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