Asleep At The Wheel - Route 66 (Live in Studio 1A)

[@sovbo101]

Your steel player reminds me of my childhood. Cowboy hat rolled up, short sleeves rolled up. And the female reminds me of my 3 stepsisters. I am in Heaven!

[@j40bob1]

388 people gave it thumbs down. How is that possible? Western swing is happy music and no one does it better than this band.

[@MrPhilfridge]

Not responsible for any dislike, but there is an element of jazz in this bands sound and a lot of people hate jazz, plus the best versions of this song for me tend to be by British 60's r n b bands who introduce a rawness into the song which grab me far more than this. I like this bands authenticity but not everything they do

[@rogerpaddock6785]

Amen 40bob

[@asommer518]

@@MrPhilfridge Jazz? more like Western Swing, I never considered this an R&B song. Given the Brits never actually drove Route 66 while touring unlike this band. I'll have to look up these Brit versions.

[@MrPhilfridge]

@@asommer518 Well yes , i would strongly associate Asleep at the Wheel with western swing , but to my ears theres jazz in that genre and it comes through on this version. The song was an absolute staple of British bands set list in the early to mid 60's , inspired no doubt by the Stones version on their debut album .

[@JDOTVegas]

This is a throwback. KZbin took away the thumbs down count when they realized it was revealing all the lies about Biden support. 😂

[@HarleyBales]

Made many trips on route 66, love western swing!! Seen these guys live!! It's like my theme song!!! They get your feet movin''

[@roserollins9471]

Back in 1975 on my first date with my late husband Asleep at the Wheel was playing on the jukebox the song was The Letter Johnny Walker Read we were married for 39yrs and this group of special musicians still bring me great memories

[@michaelcoe210]

In the early 70s I happened on a free concert on the mall in DC. Asleep At The Wheel, Hot Tuna and, weirdly, Alice Cooper. I'd never heard of Asleep At The Wheel before, but they blew me away. Over the years, they've made a lot of people very happy.

[@tetedur377]

I discovered them in the mid-70s by going into a Peaches Records & Tapes in Tulsa, OK. I told the young man there I was going on a road trip to Kansas and needed some driving music, so he recommended Asleep. I'm glad he did. All these years later, I have every album they've put out.

[@garyhalmbacher6875]

I first saw them 1971 or 2 in Ann Arbor. They were the opening act for Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen.

[@yvonnepeters1914]

I knew there was a reason I clicked on this one! This baby rocks!!! 😃

[@toro5338]

The BEST western swing group ever❗❗❗👍💪👏

[@tomtaylor7125]

I've told my wife if she wakes up some morning and thinks that I have died that before calling the undertaker put some head phones on me and plug this song in. If there is an ounce of life left in me my right leg will start pumpin and I will soon be up and jumpin around.

[@clairharrison1463]

😂😂😂

[@jamalgeorge3582]

Daww!❤

[@jamesbergen2527]

Bobby Troup and his (then) wife Cynthia Harez, a singer, were driving from Chicago to LA for their music work, and as they left she popped up and said, “Get your kicks on Route 66!” A cute line, and stuck in Bobby’s mind. The rest is …

[@leonardgould6657]

YEAH, MAAN? Do n't need no BOOGIE-DOWN in MARLEY-TOWN! NO DUH! "IN 1814 we took a little trip, we took a l'il BACON 🥓 and we took a l'il BEANS!, 🫘 & we met the BLOODY BRITISH 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in the town of NEW ORLEANS! yeah!

[@wendellguy]

Never gets old. I think I've watched this a thousand times!

[@Patrick-jl6if]

I'M FROM NEW MEXICO USA 🇺🇸 AND I LOVE IT WHEN THEY MENTION GALLUP NEW MEXICO USA 🇺🇸.

[@StacyAnneH]

This song was written by Bobby Troup. Some of you may remember him as Dr. Early on Emergency

[@jonisayre8091]

70 years old here - yes, Bobby Troup! Married to "Dix" in real life 😊 While I was paying attention to Mr. Fuller, my sis had 'tweener hots for Randy Mantooth...good times!

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

I grew up on Rock and Roll and the Beatles, but this became my sustenance for decades. Thanks for keeping the flame alive.

[@tarrantcountykid]

This is my favorite group of musicians for Asleep at the Wheel

[@mikemorrissey6843]

My favourite country band.

[@revpawpaw]

Ray and the band are incredible. They've been doing this over 40 years. Never quitting or compromising. Sometimes working just for food. They've stuck to it. I love their music and will always be a fan. They deserve everything they are enjoying. They've earned it.

[@raymondmaynard2438]

That’s. Real musicians when play to eat

[@corys3440]

There the best!

[@JaneDoe-rc3rz]

WILL FOREVER LOVE THIS BAND!!! AMEN!!

[@sovbo101]

thank you Ray

[@jelipe54]

I have 35 years living in San Bernardino and the Route 66 festival is phenomenal every year a festival that brings together many people.

[@ruthdixon7807]

a roaring version...fantastic.

[@martinjacobs5099]

Never gets old! Love it!

[@pfbbe]

Is, was, and will ever be the best version of Route 66👍

[@harrywalsh677]

@@pfbbe agree with you entirely.

[@elois2002]

I saw them live in this small bar somewhere in the San Jose area in California probably in 1975 maybe 1976. They were great. But I wasn't listening to country music then so I never heard much of the music. I still like it.

[@brentholman168]

I'm Glad To Be Alive To Experience This.

[@DonBryantPhotography]

I love Country Swing, I think this may have been recorded by Bob Wills and The Texas Playboys, the originator of Country Swing. Glad I found this group, I can listen to this all night long.

[@MrDorbel]

The massive talent that is Ray Benson, kept Western Swing alive for the modern generation. Thanks Ray and thanks for posting!

[@eightinches6094]

Agreed.

[@sajidsadique1900]

?Mlabiku

[@Mcountryboy]

I love this song. I was very impressed by your performance and singing. I`m happy to share this video. Best regard from Japan. 🎶M countryboy🎸

[@williamjohnson7427]

An Aussie here. Just turned 76. Love this .

[@rossbabcock2974]

This has to been one of THE best covers! Asleep at the Wheel showcased so many great musicians!

[@stevehanford1753]

agree

[@johnwood551]

Have loved those guys for 40 years and even met them once and got to talk with them. GREAT !!!

[@johnbresnik]

Their version keeps getting better with time... great band.

[@standuckham3421]

John Bresnik c

[@hbarnier]

John Bresnik et une

[@ronniekotler9265]

Just can’t get enough of Asleep at the Wheel!

[@jake1960ful]

You definitely don't fall Asleep At The wheel with this great version. Love this...

[@RichardZempel]

I've heard Asleep at the Wheel do this many times but this version especially tickled me with the lovely strange and unexpectedly special and varying vocal approaches each soloist took, AND THEN how sweetly harmonic and tightly phrased their group vocals were. Wow!

[@like2view]

I couldn't agree more.. most of the ques come from an early album called Wheelin' and Dealin' Ray doesn't sing lead .. it may be Jason. but the piano and the running fills from both the steel and the fiddle keep the groove.. it may even have either two fiddles or maybe some saxes ..either way this version kicks ass for those reasons you so aptly mentioned!

[@jimf6427]

Thanks for coming to Troy, NY in 1983.

[@therainforest4314]

I've been enjoying the hell out of Asleep At the wheel since the mid 70's, and I still do. :-)

[@johntstanley1]

Never been or never be a voice like Brother Ray's. God blessed us all..

[@THEDANCINGFLOWER1]

I loved this song, Thanx for bring back a beautiful memory

[@mygoddess1]

Thanx mucho, I'm grateful I got to see Ray & asleep at the wheel in N.M. with Chris O'Connell They were 1 hour late & when they arrived the little bar was jumping...people dancing on table tops tee hee hee and they had bales of hay to sit on...what a nite...so lucky am I. TY KUTX :)

[@williamrolls5077]

Hello friend, how're you doing today?

[@Bobby-bg7gd]

Hello 👋 how are you doing today can we be friends if you don’t mind

[@redensign24]

damn this is such a tight performance, best rendition of this song I ever expect to hear or see

[@toro5338]

In my opinion...THE BEST "Route 66" ... performance ever played. Great has been Ray, with Jason + Elisabeth and of course all the group's players ! Thanks for posting it. 👍👍👍

[@stevehanford1753]

Agree!!! YES

[@leslietrefethen6998]

Listening to these guys really makes me homesick for my home state, Texas. Great band!

[@chriscline3616]

don't get any better than Asleep at the Wheel! best version of this song EVER!

[@patriciajrs46]

Asleep is great!! Love their songs. All of them.

[@alward5678]

Out of this world. Swinging from Heaven. Wow

[@freemanbrown3857]

Perfection is infinite. And this is one. One of many Route 66 performances. Few reach this level.

[@peterulrich497]

While I was at UT Austin in the early 1970's I heard these guys so many times. The best western swing in the history of planet Earth

[@jaimejaimeChannel]

what a GREAT version!! Love the harmonies.

[@kimjasso9953]

Saw these guys in Oak Park IL. probably 1979 with my best friend of 40 years now. We drank A LOT of beer am danced our asses off. So much fun..

[@paulandersen9492]

I have followed these guys since the 70's. Great band and great music. You see them and you cannot help but smile.

[@eddiebrennan5209]

I came looking for this song. And you ya'll know why. This unforgettable song and a great moment in time.

[@petecartwright5211]

What a beautifully tight band. The 4-part vocal harmony just kills it. So smooth and McQueens voice/talent/look is incredible. She's a good guitar player too... Nobody plays this music any better.

[@stevehanford1753]

Yes!!!!!

[@kathycorcoran1589]

I love the boogie woogy piano too! These guys are still awesome! 🎶♥️♥️♥️

[@johnjean8743]

This is as good as it gets! Such a tight band.

[@CowboyStag]

The quintessential style The definition of whatever it is My hat’s off to you

[@briangupton1667]

Timeless! Was the best thing to listen to in the mid 70's! HAHA and now!

[@clicks59]

The vocal share is the bomb! What a great mix of vocalists. Great mix and engineering too.

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Just superb all around.

[@MrGrahamxyz]

It don’t get much better than that…..Fffffantastic !👍👍

[@175IQLOSERS]

About 37yrs ago in AZ I got on stage with this group and played a couple songs... Memories....

[@nealbutlerguitar]

I would like to know who you are and what you did onstage

[@175IQLOSERS]

@@nealbutlerguitar Age getting to me I guess... I was asleep at the wheel when I wrote that, because it was not Asleep at the Wheel... It was the "Original" Chuck Wagon and the Wheels (before they sold the rights to the name in 2000) It was in the late 70's early 80's..in Tucson, they were a country band of rockin sorts... I was a professional harmonica player (still do play, now and then for family, friends and myself) and a backup vocalist. There was actually an article long ago that did mention the similarities of Chuck Wagon and the Wheels to Asleep at the Wheel... Anyway, I hope that answered your question.

[@Sonny_V]

"Western Swing ain't Dead, It's Asleep at the Wheel!"

[@TheFishdoctor1952]

Great call.

[@nealbutlerguitar]

If western swing ever dies America will die

[@patriciajrs46]

Ever so true!! They are so good!!

[@jefferycomer860]

Love it

[@stevecook8941]

Almost 50 years I have been a huge fan of AATW...Ray Benson thankfully keeps to his original concept of providing the best country swing music and performances.

[@tracykingston9668]

He sure knows how to pick the most beautiful and talented gals to be in the band ; such as Elizabeth Mcqueen, Cindy Cashdollar, and Katie Shore.

[@chasbodaniels1744]

Gee whiz, we can’t omit Chris O’Connell who helped launch AATW and filled the female voice and rhythm guitar role for a decade and a half!

[@kevinbrazil1171]

This has to be my all time favorite version of this song!

[@bigsquatchsasfoot1964]

Man that was spectacular..bravo 👏👏👏

[@1946nimrod]

Much respect to the Recordist - the balance is perfect, especially the Bass!

[@datcolsol]

Agree! Why does the bass have to mixed up so high these days? Is it, "A little is good, so more must be better"?

[@JiveDadson]

I was thinking the bass was too loud. But not too too loud.

[@hurvinek6683]

@@JiveDadson When I listen to this song in my office, the bass is a little bit dominant, but at home the sound is nearly perfect... at least for my old ears... ;)

[@anfrankogezamartincic1161]

This song is impossible to ruin,sounds great in every style

[@norezenable]

class act. asleep at the wheel best band ever.

[@patrickwear1356]

Mui

[@johnireland6301]

Masters of their craft at work.

[@lennieedwards4018]

Yeah, boy!! That's my kind of music! FANTASTIC!

[@williamrolls5077]

Hello friend, how're you doing today?

[@waynewatkins4649]

Just love this band's best ever version of Route 66 ................... bloody brilliant

[@pinheadjohnny5190]

Now this is real music!! Been a fan for years, so keep it going guys.

[@cavecookie1]

I got my kicks on Rt. 66 for 15 years! No one does it quite like Asleep at the Wheel. Love this band!

[@dorothylingwood9926]

Brilliant arrangement guys wonderful 😍😍

[@bluzcompany2293]

One of my all time favorite bands, keepin it old school...

[@toro5338]

In my opinion, one of the best performance ever heard, of "Route 66". The swing, within in it, goes down inside of you, like a sweet wine (for the Ladies), or better (for Us), like a Tennessee whiskey 😁🙋‍♂️🇨🇭 A great cheering 👏👍👏👍to : Ray, Jason and to the fantastic Elizabeth ! Woowwww !!!

[@dtruell]

Just plain gotta love this...

[@lowrider4405]

Thank you very much, Muchas gracias , Vielen Dank , What a beautiful performance ♥♥♥🥰🥰😍😍🤩🥰😎👍👍

[@robertrindler7897]

This is now my favorite version of this tune!!!!!

[@like2view]

mine too...mainly because it'S so accessible ... the studio version from Wheelin' and Dealin' is the only competition!!!

[@johnvastola7748]

There are many versions of this tune; maybe more than 50. The Wheel is my favorite one.

[@spec1923]

Always great. A really tight band that sounds loose and having fun.

[@rickb9238]

Wow! Excellent version, foot tapp’n, knee slapp’n Route 66.👍👍

[@jasonjohnson9478]

A wonderful song from a great band that I have enjoyed since high school.

[@desertdweller4501]

This is without a doubt the absolute best version of this song.

[@wrdlmbrt1956]

There's only one group and one way to hear harmony that awesome ... and that's " Asleep at the Wheel " .... 👍😎

[@carolyngallagher6094]

I have to keep playing this song over and over It’s the greatest

[@ronniekotler9265]

Just can get enough of Asleep at the Wheel

[@michaelmisczuk1188]

2024. I hope they're still doing it. Fantastic.

[@johnfairweather9188]

Such a clean and tasteful version. Thanks.

[@davec7759]

Back in the mid 70's here in Oz I was introduced to a bloke by the name of Bob Wills during a smoking session at a friends place and went out the next day and bought For the Last Time. I remember my mate saying "This piano player is so far out of key he's a fucking genius". Then I needed more and I found The Wheel, and I've never looked back. I still love most other genres, but you can't beat country swing when it's plated by genii.

[@dmobrecht109]

Wish they’d come to Michigan. Love these guys!

[@JeanMarcCAVALIERLACHGAR]

Probably the best country band

[@johnlangley6449]

These guys are having too much damn fun I love it 😊

[@rockindaddy9]

Wow........these guys are just sooooooo damn good!! Best version I've ever heard!

[@gabriellefalk5006]

MAGIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Music.

[@gollum3232]

That is some kick-ass boogie right there, hitting the sweet spot.

[@jeannekochersperger9871]

Have seen them live many times!!!! Took my request of Pancho and Lefty!! They are THE best!!

[@befmx31]

Ray Benson, I love his voice.

[@kenvarnold3659]

One of the best groups I have ever heard...saw live in the 90's...just brought down the house

[@pnolans]

That is some great music from some great musicians.

[@gabriellefalk5006]

The absolute best. I just love it.

[@sallyk7363]

The Precision with which you execute this song is phenomenal thank you thank you thank you

[@krysterobertson6139]

love this music makes me want too get up and dance my dad drove through gallyup new Mexico and Falstaff Arizona dIrving a big 18 wheeler. love you daddy and sure miss you.

[@charlaville7658]

Too AWESOME for words!!

[@landlandnat]

Heading west on Rt 66 right now! From OKC ... love this band!

[@BryanBowser]

New find - yay! Fun arrangment, harmonies. Love the difference in the voices. What a great band!