songs:illinois » Willie Nelson http://www.songsillinois.net an (indie) folk, alt-country, americana, singer/songwriter music blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:16:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 **Best Of 2009 Repost Series** Willie Nelson/Asleep At The Wheel http://www.songsillinois.net/2009/12/best-of-2009-repost-series-willie-nelsonasleep-at-the-wheel/ http://www.songsillinois.net/2009/12/best-of-2009-repost-series-willie-nelsonasleep-at-the-wheel/#comments Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:26:26 +0000 Craig http://www.songsillinois.net/?p=4479 Every year at about this time I look back on the year that was. I’m not much for lists but I do like to go back and see what I was excited about throughout the year. There were a number of post from January that I will repost to start off this years “best of 2009″ series. Here’s one I did about a Willie Nelson/Asleep At The Wheel collaboration:

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It’d be sooo great if other established artists used some of their pull to expose people to deserving, but less popular, bands. Willie Nelson has always been very gracious that way sharing the spotlight any number of different ways. Now he has collaborated with the great trad band Asleep At The Wheel on his upcoming record Willie and the Wheel.

Now I haven’t followed Willie Nelson’s career very closely of late. Still I’m guessing I would have gotten a kick out of all his recent genre jumping. But don’t you think that his return to the music of his childhood sounds just great? Isn’t this where and when he truly belongs. His voice sounds very strong and is a perfect accompaniment to Asleep At The Wheel’s jazzy western swing.

Pre-order here.

Hesitation Blues

]]> http://www.songsillinois.net/2009/12/best-of-2009-repost-series-willie-nelsonasleep-at-the-wheel/feed/ 0 {MP3} Exclusive first listen to “Willie and the Wheel” (Willie Nelson and Asleep At The Wheel)(BiSMEAUX Records, Feb. 3) http://www.songsillinois.net/2009/01/mp3-exclusive-first-listen-to-willie-and-the-wheel-willie-nelson-and-asleep-at-the-wheelbismeaux-records-feb-3/ http://www.songsillinois.net/2009/01/mp3-exclusive-first-listen-to-willie-and-the-wheel-willie-nelson-and-asleep-at-the-wheelbismeaux-records-feb-3/#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:52:35 +0000 Craig http://www.songsillinois.net/?p=3541

It’d be sooo great if other established artists used some of their pull to expose people to deserving but less popular bands. Willie Nelson has always been very gracious that way sharing the spotlight any number of different ways. Now he has collaborated with the great trad band Asleep At The Wheel on his upcoming record Willie and the Wheel.

Now I haven’t followed Willie Nelson’s career very closely of late. Still I’m guessing I would have gotten a kick out of all his recent genre jumping. But don’t you think that his return to the music of his childhood sounds just great? Isn’t this where and when he truly belongs. His voice sounds very strong and is a perfect accompaniment to Asleep At The Wheel’s jazzy western swing.

Pre-order here.

Hesitation Blues

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