{"product_id":"asleep-at-the-wheel-live-from-austin-tx","title":"Asleep At The Wheel - Live From Austin, TX","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"36\" data-end=\"403\"\u003eIt all began with \u003cstrong data-start=\"54\" data-end=\"77\"\u003eAsleep at the Wheel\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong data-start=\"79\" data-end=\"96\"\u003eWillie Nelson\u003c\/strong\u003e may have done the original \u003cem data-start=\"124\" data-end=\"144\"\u003eAustin City Limits\u003c\/em\u003e pilot, but the Wheel was the first act to perform on the first episode of the very first season in 1976. Nearly two decades later, they returned to that same stage for a performance that would become one of the most celebrated in the series' storied history.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"405\" data-end=\"863\"\u003eRecorded on October 14, 1992, \u003cem data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"457\"\u003eLive From Austin, TX\u003c\/em\u003e captures \u003cstrong data-start=\"467\" data-end=\"481\"\u003eRay Benson\u003c\/strong\u003e and his band at the peak of their powers — a swinging, rollicking 14-song set that moves from Western Swing barnburners to jazz-inflected shuffles with the confidence of a band that has spent decades making this music its own. Highlights include \u003cem data-start=\"728\" data-end=\"757\"\u003e\"Miles and Miles of Texas,\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"778\"\u003e\"Hot Rod Lincoln,\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"779\" data-end=\"801\"\u003e\"Boot Scoot Boogie,\"\u003c\/em\u003e and a scorching run through \u003cem data-start=\"830\" data-end=\"863\"\u003e\"(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"865\" data-end=\"1389\"\u003eBut the performance reaches another level entirely in its second half. Several original members of \u003cstrong data-start=\"964\" data-end=\"993\"\u003eBob Wills' Texas Playboys\u003c\/strong\u003e — pioneering electric guitarist \u003cstrong data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1044\"\u003eEldon Shamblin\u003c\/strong\u003e, singer \u003cstrong data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1068\"\u003eLeon Rausch\u003c\/strong\u003e, pedal steel player \u003cstrong data-start=\"1089\" data-end=\"1107\"\u003eHerb Remington\u003c\/strong\u003e, and virtuoso fiddler \u003cstrong data-start=\"1130\" data-end=\"1147\"\u003eJohnny Gimble\u003c\/strong\u003e — join the Wheel onstage for a series of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1202\"\u003eBob Wills\u003c\/strong\u003e classics that serve as both a living tribute and a direct passing of the torch. \u003cem data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1302\"\u003e\"Corine, Corina,\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"1303\" data-end=\"1317\"\u003e\"Roly Poly,\"\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"1318\" data-end=\"1338\"\u003e\"Blues for Dixie,\"\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"1343\" data-end=\"1357\"\u003e\"Sugar Moon\"\u003c\/em\u003e have rarely sounded more alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1391\" data-end=\"1559\"\u003eAllMusic called the performance \"special,\" noting that the band is \"so relaxed, open, and in the groove\" that it stands out even among their finest live recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1561\" data-end=\"1651\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eNow on vinyl for the first time, this is Western Swing history you can hold in your hands.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New West Records","offers":[{"title":"Indie Exclusive Red, White, Blue Splatter Vinyl 2LP","offer_id":58427724267865,"sku":"SDZ-48026","price":42.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black Vinyl 2LP 3-sided Gatefold","offer_id":58427724300633,"sku":"SDZ-48027","price":42.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/369_20260626_1102_101636_793_v_0607396707119_020.jpg?v=1782745500","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/asleep-at-the-wheel-live-from-austin-tx","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}