Asleep At The Wheel Release Milestone Retrospective Half A

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Asleep At The Wheel Release Milestone Retrospective Half A Hundred Years
Ray Benson and band to celebrate 50 years at Austin’s brand new Moody Amphitheater with very special guests on October 15th

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After five decades plus a worldwide pandemic break, western swing torchbearers Asleep At The Wheel are celebrating their half-century-long career with a brand new record. Out today via Home Records and Thirty Tigers, Half A Hundred Years is a nineteen-track celebration of Asleep At The Wheel’s continuing contributions to the American music landscape, filled out by a number of world-class friends of the band; a guest-list testament to Asleep at the Wheel’s reputation as a cornerstone of American music for the last 50 years. Greats like Willie Nelson, George Strait, Emmylou Harris, Lee Ann Womack, and Lyle Lovett appear throughout Half A Hundred Years on a host of classic and destined-to-be-classic Western Swing and Country tunes. Additionally, three original members of Asleep at the Wheel—Chris O’Connell, Leroy Preston, and Lucky Oceans—returned after 4o years to lend their voices and musicianship to a number of tracks on Half A Hundred Years. Fans can stream or purchase the album now right here.

In addition to their upcoming performance at the annual Austin City Limits Music Festival, Asleep At The Wheel are gearing up for a very special guest-laden concert covering the band’s fruitful 50-year-long career on October 15th at Austin, Texas’s brand new Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park. Asleep at the Wheel alumni returning for the event are singers Chris O'Connell and Johnny Nicholas, steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar, bassist Tony Garnier, multi-instrumentalist Danny Levin, pianists Floyd Domino and John Michael Whitby, and fiddler Jason Roberts. Additionally, The Wheel is expecting a very special guest who is not to be missed. Check out a preview of the concert from the Austin Chronicle and purchase tickets for the Oct. 15 show here. Throughout October, the band is going on tour with a rotating cast of Asleep at the Wheel alumni to celebrate this musical milestone. A full list of dates, guests, and ticket info can be found below.

West Coast Featured Alumni: Chris O’Connell, Leroy Preston, Floyd Domino, Danny Levin, Tony Garnier and Eddie Rivers
Sat Oct 2 at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, CA
Sun Oct 3 at Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, CA
Wed Oct 6 at Crest Theatre in Sacramento, CA
Fri Oct 8 at Fox Tucson Theatre in Tucson, AZ
Sat Oct 9 at Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, AZ
Sun Oct 10 at National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque, NM
Texas Featured Alumni: Chris O’Connell, Leroy Preston, Floyd Domino, Danny Levin, Cindy Cashdollar, Tony Garnier, Jason Roberts, and John Michael Whitby
Sat Oct 15 Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park Austin, TX
*WITH SECRET VERY SPECIAL GUEST
Sat Oct 16 at The Lutcher Theater in Orange, TX
East Coast Featured Alumni: Chris O’Connell, Leroy Preston, Floyd Domino, Danny Levin and Cindy Cashdollar
Thu Oct 21 at Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA
Sat Oct 23 at Ali Ghan Country Club in Cumberland, MD
Sun Oct 24 at Mountain Stage at Kennedy Center in Washington, DC
Tue, Oct 26 at Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN
Thu Oct 28 at Gillioz Theatre in Springfield, MO
Fri Oct 29 at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, OK
Sat Oct 30 at Kauffman Center in Kansas City, MO

Half A Hundred Years In The News:

Billboard included Benson and The Wheel in a deep-dive about keeping music’s past roots alive with their ever-evolving western swing style.

CMT shared The Wheel’s take on the Bob Wills classic, “Take Me Back To Tulsa,” which features two more Texas icons, George Strait and Willie Nelson.

Rolling Stone premiered the album’s title track, saying, “Elevated by buoyant horns and singer Ray Benson’s drawling baritone, [“Half A Hundred Years”] is the ultimate road song.”

Cowboys & Indians premiered the “irresistibly jubilant” video for “Half A Hundred Years,” closing the article with, “Go for the nostalgia, stick around for the top-tapping exuberance.”

Music Row reviewed the album’s third single, “There You Go Again feat. Lyle Lovett,” writing, “The shimmering, shoulder-shaking groove doesn’t let ya go for a second as these country jazzbo’s slink their way through this feel-good, audio delight. The New Orleans horns push it on home.”

Half A Hundred Years Tracklist:
Half A Hundred Years
It’s The Same Old South feat. Chris O’Connell
I Do What I Must feat. Leroy Preston
There You Go Again feat. Lyle Lovett
My Little Baby feat. Chris O’Connell
Paycheck To Paycheck feat. Leroy Preston
Word To The Wise feat. Bill Kirchen
That’s How I Remember It feat. Chris O’Connell
The Photo feat. Leroy Preston
I Love You Most Of All (When You’re Not Here) feat. Lucky Oceans
The Wheel Boogie
Take Me Back To Tulsa feat. George Strait and Willie Nelson
The Letter That Johnny Walker Read feat. Lee Ann Womack
Bump Bounce Boogie Feat. Chris O'Connell, Elizabeth McQueen, & Katie Shore
Miles And Miles Of Texas
Get Your Kicks On Route 66 Feat. Leroy Preston, Johnny Nicholas, & Ray Benson
Marie Feat. Willie Nelson
Spanish Two Step Feat. Johnny Gimble And Jesse Ashlock
The Road Will Hold Me Tonight Feat. Emmylou Harris And Willie Nelson

About Asleep at the Wheel: Founded in 1970, Asleep at the Wheel has been part of the American roots music landscape for more than 50 years. Although the band got its start on a farm in Paw Paw, West Virginia, Asleep at the Wheel became a cornerstone of the Austin, Texas, scene upon its arrival in 1973. Inspired by Western swing and honky-tonk country, the band has accrued 10 Grammy Awards. In the fall, a career retrospective recorded with the current lineup and a few special guests will carry the band back onto the road, where they’ve remained a staple for five decades.