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從 Gene Autry﹐想到 Bob Wills﹔再因 Bob Wills 想到 Asleep In The Wheel。Alseep In The Wheel 是何許人﹖

當初買了一張 Asleep In The Wheels 的專輯只屬無意之中而已﹐到底 Asleep In The Wheels 是一個專輯標題﹑或是一個樂團﹐我一無所知﹐吸引我的是其超懷舊的封面﹐還有一大堆表演單位的名字﹐猜想應該跟鄉謠有關吧﹐於是就買了。

Ride With Bob (1999/Dreamworks) Track List:
01 Bob's Breakdowns (with Tommy Allsup / Floyd Domino / Larry Franklin / Vince Gill / Steve Wariner)
02 New San Antonio Rose (with Dwight Yoakam)
03 I Ain't Got Nobody (with Don Walser)
04 Roly Poly (with Dixie Chicks)
05 Heart To Heart Talk (with Lee Ann Womack)
06 Cherokee Maiden (with Ray Benson)
07 Maiden's Prayer (with Squirrel Nut Zippers)
08 You're From Texas (with Tracy Byrd / Ray Benson)
09 Right Or Wrong (with Reba McEntire)
10 Faded Love (with Shawn Colvin / Lyle Lovett)
11 St Louis Blues (with Merle Haggard)
12 End Of The Line (with Jason Roberts)
13 Take Me Back To Tulsa (with Clay Walker / Ray Benson)
14 Milk Cow Blues (with Tim McGraw / Ray Benson)
15 Stay All Night (with Mark Chesnutt / Ray Benson)
16 Bob Wills Is Still The King (with Clint Black)
17 Going Away Party (with Manhattan Transfer / Willie Nelson)

後來把小冊子翻來覆去﹐才發現 Asleep At The Wheel 原是一個樂團﹐他們玩 Country Swing Music﹐成立於1969年﹐其音樂風格就是 Bob Wills 那一個 Type了﹐多年來他們發了20多張專輯﹐屢次獲得 Grammy Awards﹐是鄉謠界一個重要名字。雖然因為個別因素﹐令到團員變更﹐但是一直在創辦人Ray Benson 領導。

1993年﹐他們聯同幾位客席樂手/歌手在 Liberty 旗下灌錄了一張 Bob Wills & The Texas Playboy 的致敬專輯“A Tribute to the Music of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys”﹐相隔6年﹐他們再接再厲﹐又在 Dreamworks 旗下推出“Ride With Bob”﹐再次向他們致敬﹐然而這一次動用客席樂手/歌手更多﹐包括Tommy Allsup﹑Floyd Domino﹑Larry Franklin﹑Vince Gill﹑Steve Wariner﹑Dwight Yoakam﹑Don Walser﹑Dixie Chicks﹑Lee Ann Womack﹑Squirrel Nut Zippers﹑ Tracy Byrd﹑Reba McEntire﹑Shawn Colvin﹑Lyle Lovett﹑Merle Haggard﹑Jason Roberts﹑Clay Walker﹑Tim McGraw﹑Mark Chesnutt﹑Clint Black﹑Manhattan Transfer 及 Willie Nelson﹐陣容龐大。

當年這批名字有大牌也有新秀﹐雖然對大部份名字感到陌生﹐然而事隔10年﹐不少名字﹐我都擁有其專輯了。一眾樂手﹐把這些舊作重新注入新生命﹐也令人聽得不亦樂乎。而 Ride With Bob 這張專輯也取得兩個 Grammy Awards﹐分別是 Best Country Instrumental 及Best Package Design。


Bob's Breakdowns (with Tommy Allsup / Floyd Domino / Larry Franklin / Vince Gill / Steve Wariner) (Edited Short Version)



New San Antonio Rose (with Dwight Yoakam) (Edited Short Version)



Roly Poly (with Dixie Chicks) (Edited Short Version)



Cherokee Maiden (with Ray Benson) (Edited Short Version)



Right Or Wrong (with Reba McEntire) (Edited Short Version)



Faded Love (with Shawn Colvin / Lyle Lovett)



Going Away Party (with Manhattan Transfer / Willie Nelson) (Edited Short Version)



Asleep At The Wheel Official Wbsite: http://www.asleepatthewheel.com/

Bob Wills Official Website: http://www.bobwills.com/



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