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"Hot Rod Lincoln" is a song by American singer-songwriter Charlie Ryan, first released in 1955. It was written as an answer song to Arkie Shibley 's 1950 hit " Hot Rod Race " (US #29). It describes a drive north on US Route 99 (predecessor to Interstate 5 ) from San Pedro, Los Angeles , and over " Grapevine Hill " which soon becomes a hot rod ...
Upon its release, The Wheel debuted on the US Billboard Top Country Albums chart at number 40 and the Billboard 200 top albums chart at number 181. [7] [8] It later peaked at number 31 on the country chart (12 places lower than Wheelin' and Dealin') and number 162 on the main albums chart (18 positions higher than Wheelin' and Dealin'). [9]
Critical response to Asleep at the Wheel was generally positive. In an uncredited review, Cash Box magazine credited the band for the "gaining momentum" of progressive country, stating: "The group has gained considerable repute for their live act and their first album for Epic marks a worthy label debut as these seven dyed-in-the-wool country buffs confidently rip their way through numbers ...
Asleep at the Wheel is an American Western swing music group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, in 1970, [4] and is based in Austin, Texas.The band has won nine Grammy Awards, released over 20 albums, and has charted more than 21 singles on the Billboard country charts.
The Best of Asleep at the Wheel on the Road (released as Kings of the Texas Swing in the US) Released: October 24, 2006; Label: Madacy; Format: CD+DVD; Live from Austin, TX (featuring the Texas Playboys) Released: November 14, 2006; Label: New West; Format: CD; Asleep at the Wheel with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (with the Fort Worth ...
Route 66 is a compilation album by American country band Asleep at the Wheel. Released on October 12, 1992, by Liberty Records , it contains select tracks from six of the group's first seven albums, from 1973's Comin' Right at Ya to 1979's Served Live (with the exception of 1974's Asleep at the Wheel ).
The Very Best of Asleep at the Wheel is the 16th studio album by American country band Asleep at the Wheel. Recorded at Bismeaux Studio in Austin, Texas and Bradley's Barn in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, it was produced by the band's frontman Ray Benson and released on June 5, 2001, by Relentless Nashville, an imprint of Madacy Entertainment Group .
For the recording of their fourth album, Asleep at the Wheel again enlisted Tommy Allsup as producer, with whom they had previously worked on 1973's Comin' Right at Ya and 1975's Texas Gold. [2] Recording took place between March and April 1976, and the album was released in July.