Sue McLean presents Asleep at the Wheel with Kevin Anthony and the Twin City Playboys
10/28/2009 - 7:30pm
Doors Open:
7:00pm
Asleep at the Wheel, the famed western-swing, boogie, and roots-music outfit from Texas, has been around for nearly 40 years, turning out an incredible 25+ albums while playing an unrelenting schedule of shows. In reviving the freewheeling, eclectic sensibility of Western swing godfather Bob Wills, the Wheel earned enthusiastic critical praise throughout their lengthy career. They not only preserved classic sounds that had all but disappeared from country music but were also able to update the music and keep it a living, breathing art form. Typically featuring 8 to 11 musicians, the group has gone through a myriad of personnel changes, but 6’7” frontman Ray Benson has held Asleep at the Wheel together for over three decades and maintained their devotion to classic-style Western swing.
Honky-tonkers Kevin Anthony and the Twin City Playboys will get things lubricated with their special opening set.
Tickets are on sale now from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), Cedar outlets, and online at Ticketweb. $29 advance, $31 day of show
Asleep at the Wheel, the famed western-swing, boogie, and roots-music outfit from Texas, has been around for nearly 40 years, turning out an incredible 25+ albums while playing an unrelenting schedule of shows. In reviving the freewheeling, eclectic sensibility of Western swing godfather Bob Wills, the Wheel earned enthusiastic critical praise throughout their lengthy career. They not only preserved classic sounds that had all but disappeared from country music but were also able to update the music and keep it a living, breathing art form. Typically featuring 8 to 11 musicians, the group has gone through a myriad of personnel changes, but 6’7” frontman Ray Benson has held Asleep at the Wheel together for over three decades and maintained their devotion to classic-style Western swing. 
