WS800: Asleep at the Wheel and The Quebe Sisters




The Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour Podcast show

Summary: ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL is the legendary Austin-based 9-time Grammy winning band led by the dynamic Ray Benson. For over 40 years Asleep at the Wheel have been carrying the traditions of Bob Wills across generations and the into the 21st century. The band's latest CD is a spectacular tribute to this legacy, called ‘Still The King: Celebrating the Music of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys.' BOB WILLS: Widely considered 'The King of Western Swing,' Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys performed thousands of shows across the United Sates for nearly six decades and recorded prolifically in the late ‘30s and early ‘40s. Early stars of American country music, Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1968, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1999 and the National Fiddler Hall of Fame in 2007. THE QUEBE SISTERS from Fort Worth, Texas are a triple-threat of fiddle champions playing and singing in multi-part close harmony. WoodSongs Kid: Zane Bolton is big country music fan. This 11 year old is from Henderson, Tennessee .