Willie’s Place -- SIRIUS 64/XM 13  


Asleep at the Wheel frontman Ray Benson plays Santa Claus at Willie’s Place this year for a very special Texas-style Christmas celebration. He’ll be pouring on the egg nog and spinning one solid hour of holiday honky tonk and Western Swing, ranging from vintage Ernest Tubb, Hank Thompson and Tex Ritter tunes to contemporary Lone Star classics from Robert Earl Keen and  Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis, along with tracks from Willie himself and AATW’s latest collection of holiday favorites, Santa Loves to Boogie.

Rebroadcast:
 
Thursday, December 24 9 pm ET
 
Friday, December 25 3 pm ET

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Interview with Asleep at the Wheel founder Ray Benson who was in Cleveland to perform as part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's American Music Masters Series tribute to Janis Joplin. 21 minutes in length.

http://www.wkyc.com/life/music/awards/rock_hall/music_article.aspx?storyid=125999&catid=317

 

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Austin City Limits has the whole show available for streaming on their website. Click the link to view the entire TV broadcast of the 35th anniversary taping of Austin City Limits on PBS.  

http://video.pbs.org/video/1305419931/

 

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Duets, a special anthology featuring 14 unique collaborations, includes classics from other artists' Grammy-winning CDs plus four brand new tracks.  Duets ranges from rock to reggae, country to contemporary Christian, and blues to ballads, all unified by the Blind Boys' deep, soulful harmonizing.   Duets features three previously unreleased tracks - with Lou Reed, John Hammond and Toots Hibbert - as well as a new song with Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles which will be simultaneously released on his forthcoming CD.  Also included is the audio version of a tune with Marva Wright which, until now, was only available on video on the Blind Boys' Live In New Orleans DVD.  The album also features performances with Ben Harper, Randy Travis, Bonnie Raitt, Solomon Burke, Susan Tedeschi, Jars of Clay, Charlie Musselwhite, Asleep At The Wheel, and Dan Zanes.  Of the nine previously-released tracks on Duets, seven have appeared on Grammy-nominated or Grammy-winning albums.  The diverse group of artists that make up Duets reflects the expansive appeal of the group as well as the widespread reverence for their talent.

The album features our song "The Devil Ain't Lazy" which can also be found on our album Reinventing the Wheel.

 

Click below for more details about the Blind Boys CD:

http://www.blindboys.portmerch.com/stores/product.php?productid=17066&cat=0&page=1&featured

 

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Tonight (9/16) Asleep at the Wheel will headline "Austin at Americana" at The Cannery Ballroom in Nashville, TN, with Reckless Kelly, Seth Walker, The Trishas and Amy Cook. The show starts at 8pm and The Wheel hits the stage at 10pm. Additional info may be obtained here: http://www.mercylounge.com/calendar/

 

Tomorrow (9/17) The Americana Music Association is proud to announce Asleep at the Wheel will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance at the 8th Annual Americana Honors & Awards ceremony, presented by the Gibson Foundation, scheduled for September 17th at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville Tennessee.
 
“I can’t think of a more deserving outfit for this award,” says the legendary Willie Nelson, himself a past award recipient of the AMA’s Lifetime Achievement for Songwriting. The band’s recent collaboration with Nelson, Willie and the Wheel, has garnered critical acclaim and is a fixture on the Americana charts since its release earlier this year. “Our Ray Benson will leave a mark,” adds Nelson.   “He’s been a lot of places, done a lot of things and recorded it all.”

For more information please visit the AMA website at
http://www.americanamusic.org/site.php

 

 

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Please help us land "Hesitation Blues" on CMT!

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It seems like forever since we actually played a gig in Austin so we decided for TWO shows this weekend. We hope to see y'all out there with us.

Friday September 11, 2009

Tim's Porch at The Backyard

9pm

Jeremy Miller Band will open.

You can purchase tickets here.

 

Saturday September 12, 2009

Z'Tejas' 20th Anniversary Celebration

6pm- 10pm // 1110 W. 6th St

Z’Tejas is throwing one huge 20th anniversary party that will take place at Z’Tejas’ original location in the historic Victorian home in Austin’s famous Sixth Street District.

Tickets are available at any Z’Tejas Austin location or by calling 866.598.3527. The $65 ticket includes a famous Z’Tejas dinner buffet, drinks (the famed Sixth Street Margarita will be featured and introducing their 20th Anniversary margarita), live music, and a silent auction benefiting the Lance Armstrong Foundation. The idea for the Lance Armstrong Foundation originated at the Z’Tejas Sixth Street location in 1996 when Lance Armstrong and four others met for dinner with the common goal to unite people battling cancer.

Live Music Featuring:
Ray Benson and members of ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
The Kat’s Meow Band
Will Sexton, Stephen Doster & Bill Carter
Just a few of the amazing silent auction items:
A two night trip to Mexico to tour the authentic tequila distillery Casa Herradura
An array of commemorative wines
A signed Sammy Hagar guitar
Livestrong gear
A private dinner by founding Chef Jack Gilmore
An autographed football by Austinite Drew Brees

 

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For the month of September you can download a digital copy of Willie And The Wheel at Amazon.com for 5 bucks! If you are interested click here = http://www.amazon.com/Willie-And-The-Wheel/dp/B001OTQ1ZY/ref=dm_ap_alb1

 

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