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ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL WITH RAY BENSON AND SPECIAL GUESTS!
This was posted today at Asleep At The Wheel’s MySpace Blog:
Big Night in Austin – 12/1/07
Warning: This is a “You shoulda been there” post. So if you are the type of person to kick yourself….read no further. We take no responsibility for our reader’s injuries.
Fun was had by all this past Saturday night at our Antone’s gig! Our friend Paul Shaffer (band leader/ keyboard player for David Letterman’s show) was in town doing some charity work. We were thrilled when Paul called and asked if he could sit in on our set. He showed up at 2 pm for rehearsal and brought a few other musicians along with him — Billy Gibbons (guitarist for ZZ Top) and songwriter Jimmie Dale Gilmore. We had such a good time that even club owner Susan Antone joked she hadn’t been to such a fun sound check in years!
Anyway, we got onstage about 10:30 pm, after Carolyn Wonderland had wowed Paul with her opening set. Paul took us for a spin through some of his favorite tunes by Texas artists, like “Treat Her Right” by Roy Head and Freddy Fender’s “Before The Next Teardrop Falls.” Jimmie Dale came up and joined us for 3 songs and sounded terrific! And Billy Gibbons really tore the house down when he lead the Wheel through “Texas Flood.” Paul even managed to talk us into some doing some choreography on a few of the tunes; fun to do but reminded us all that we’re musicians, not dancers, so it’s a good thing Paul kept it simple.
On a parting note, Paul’s boss, who was also in from NY, really enjoyed the set. He’s welcome back any time.
love your kicking self warning lol
what a show, huh?
[...] This past Saturday night Asleep at the Wheel played a gig at Antone’s where they were joined by Paul Shaffer. Anyway, we got onstage about 10:30 pm, after Carolyn Wonderland had wowed Paul with her opening set. Paul took us for a spin through some of his favorite tunes by Texas artists, like “Treat Her Right†by Roy Head and Freddy Fender’s “Before The Next Teardrop Falls.†Jimmie Dale came up and joined us for 3 songs and sounded terrific! And Billy Gibbons really tore the house down when he lead the Wheel through “Texas Flood.†Paul even managed to talk us into some doing some choreography on a few of the tunes; fun to do but reminded us all that we’re musicians, not dancers, so it’s a good thing Paul kept it simple. [...]