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A little help, I'm scrounging for country vinyl tonight, thinking of picking up something by these fellas.

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 30 January 2005 01:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Gear,
was this thread inspired by Don Allred's comment on another thread?

― Ken L (Ken L), Sunday, 30 January 2005 01:35 (twenty-one years ago)

is there an AATW comment somewhere?

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 30 January 2005 01:37 (twenty-one years ago)

i think they have a new album out. wait, no, that's aztec two-step that have a new one out.

soothing web-site too: http://www.aztectwostep.com/

top bands to play my area growing up:

Aztec Two Step
Twisted Sister
NRBQ
Max Creek
Crystal Ship (all Doors, all the time)

― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 30 January 2005 02:48 (twenty-one years ago)

AATW Tracks I'd look for:

Route 66
Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Texas Me And You
Miles And Miles Of Texas
Bump Bounce Boogie
Jumpin' At The Woodside
I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday

I have only a limited knowledge of these guys, but, wow, can they play their collective ass off.

Let us know what you find.

― jim wentworth (wench), Sunday, 30 January 2005 03:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Their best that I've heard is from the mid-to-early 70s,(the earlier the better) with the original lineup, or thereabouts. But their LIVE AT BILLY BOB'S set, from '03 (I think), got good reviews, and considering how good David Allen Coe and Gary Stewart's L@BBs turned out, might be worth checking too.

― don, Sunday, 30 January 2005 05:02 (twenty-one years ago)

tonight I procured:

Asleep at the Wheel - Texas Gold
Faron Young - Greatest Hits
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella in Berlin
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
and this Django Reinhardt compilation LP from Everest

$14, all minty!

― Riot Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 30 January 2005 06:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Nice haul. Ella does a great Mack The Knife. She was early 40s when she recorded it. I don't know how Love For Sale ended up on the record, but it's fine.

― jim wentworth (wench), Sunday, 30 January 2005 06:41 (twenty-one years ago)

Nice haul indeed. TEXAS GOLD has some good guests, eh?

― don, Sunday, 30 January 2005 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

twenty years pass...

Twenty years since an Asleep At The Wheel post, eh?

I should go see this band when they come through my town in a few weeks. Anyone seen 'em recently? Just want to make sure Benson hasn't totally lost his voice or something.

― alpine static, Monday, 10 March 2025 00:30 (one year ago)

Still sounds good here from January. I've been on a big country run on ye' olde tube. His current band is a bunch of young hotshots who can all play the strings off their instruments. Asleep at the Wheel seems to be considered one of the real deals and is pretty revered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdyAa3iDqoE

On a different tip, I think some of these country singers keep their voices getting older as they sing in their natural speaking voice compared to trying to push the envelope like say a heavy metal or big diva voiced singer.

― earlnash, Monday, 10 March 2025 01:37 (one year ago)

Texas Gold 4 life

― Cow_Art, Monday, 10 March 2025 01:44 (one year ago)

i'm so old it didn't even occur to me to look up a live clip.

or maybe i'm just putting off work by posting to the wonderful I Love Music message board.

― alpine static, Monday, 10 March 2025 02:16 (one year ago)

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