Asleep at the Wheel: Live From Austin, TX

Asleep at the Wheel: Live From Austin, TX

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2006-11-14

Once upon a time...it all began with Asleep at the Wheel. Willie Nelson may have done the original Austin City Limits pilot show, but "The Wheel" was the first act to perform on the first episode of the very first season in 1976. Over three decades later they still deliver their own special brand of jazz-inspired Western Swing to avid fans of every description coast-to-coast. The other half of the very first show also featured a historic reunion of the original members of Bob Wills Texas Playboys. What makes this particular program, recorded October 14, 1992, so special is that several of those original Playboys return to perform with Asleep at the Wheel. Pioneering electric guitarist Eldon Shamblin, singer Leon Rausch, pedal steel player Herb Remington and virtuoso fiddler Johnny Gimble wail away on such Wills' classics as "Corine, Corina," "Roly Poly," and "Blues for Dixie." Goosebumps are guaranteed.

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Once upon a time...it all began with Asleep at the Wheel. Willie Nelson may have done the original Austin City Limits pilot show, but "The Wheel" was the first act to perform on the first episode of the very first season in 1976. Over three decades later they still deliver their own special brand of jazz-inspired Western Swing to avid fans of every description coast-to-coast. The other half of the very first show also featured a historic reunion of the original members of Bob Wills Texas Playboys. What makes this particular program, recorded October 14, 1992, so special is that several of those original Playboys return to perform with Asleep at the Wheel. Pioneering electric guitarist Eldon Shamblin, singer Leon Rausch, pedal steel player Herb Remington and virtuoso fiddler Johnny Gimble wail away on such Wills' classics as "Corine, Corina," "Roly Poly," and "Blues for Dixie." Goosebumps are guaranteed.

Released

2006-11-14

Runtime

64

Director

Gary Menotti

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Music

Language

English

Production

New West Records

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    David Earl Miller

    David Earl Miller
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    David Sanger

    David Sanger
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    Ricky Turpin

    Ricky Turpin
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    Eldon Shamblin

    Eldon Shamblin
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    Ray Benson

    Ray Benson
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    Leon Rausch

    Leon Rausch
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    Mike Francis

    Mike Francis
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    Tim Alexander

    Tim Alexander
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    Herby Remington

    Herby Remington
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    Cyndi Cashdollar

    Cyndi Cashdollar