Der venter et stykke amerikansk musikhistorie
Med guitarist, sangskriver og sanger Ray Benson i spidsen er Asleep At The Wheel leveringsdygtige i western swing – en af countrymusikkens sub-genrer, opstået i 20’erne i det sydvestlige USA. Musikken rummer countrymusikkens flavour i et miks med jazzens swing-feeling og rytmiske drive.
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A piece of American music history awaits when the band Asleep At The Wheel gives a concert at Tønder Festival. With guitarist, songwriter and singer Ray Benson at the helm, Asleep At The Wheel are capable of delivering western swing – one of the sub-genres of country music, which arose in the 20s in the southwestern United States. The music contains the flavor of country music in a mix with the swing feeling and rhythmic drive of jazz. Western swing was dance music with many up-tempo numbers, and where the often large orchestras consisted of country and bluegrass music instrumentation such as guitar, steel guitar, violin and mandolin as well as drums, bass, saxophone and piano. These traditions have kept Asleep At The Wheel alive for more than 50 years. The band formed in 1970 and has since traveled the world, released more than 30 albums, received 10 Grammy Awards and been nominated for countless awards. The group has performed and recorded with names such as Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, Merle Haggard, The Avett Brothers and Lyle Lovett. On the Grammy-winning album "Still The King" (2015), Asleep At The Wheel paid tribute to the legend Bob Wills and his band The Texas Playboys - the biggest and most style-creating western swing band of the 30s. Asleep At The Wheels latest release is the album "Half a Hundred Years" from 2021. Only Danish festival in 2024.
