St. Louis Blues (Album Version) (1999)

Artist: Asleep At The Wheel

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Disc 1
Song Title	Album	Sample	Time
11. St. Louis Blues (Album Version)	Ride With Bob		4:33

(P) 1999 SKG Music Nashville LLC/Dreamworks Records Nashville

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Release Date: 8/10/1999

Label: DreamWorks

UPC: 00600445011724

Buy.com Sku: 200888681

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Asleep At The Wheel: Ray Benson (vocals, guitar); Cindy Cashdollar (steel guitar); Jason Roberts (mandolin, fiddle, background vocals); Michael Francis (clarinet, alto, tenor & baritone saxophones); Chris Booher (piano); David Miller (bass, background vocals); David Sanger (drums).
	Additional personnel: Willie Nelson, The Manhattan Transfer, Tim McGraw, Reba McEntire, Merle Haggard, Lee Ann Womack, Shawn Colvin, Lyle Lovett, Steve Wariner, Vince Gill, Dwight Yoakam, Don Walser, Ray Benson, Tracy Byrd, Clay Walker, Mark Chesnutt, Clint Black (vocals); Tommy Allsup (guitar); Herb Remington (steel guitar); Johnny Gimble (mandolin, fiddle); Floyd Domino, Curly Hollingsworth (piano); Viktor Kraus (bass); The Dixie Chicks, The Squirrel Nut Zippers.
	Recorded in California, Tennessee and Texas in 1998 & 1999. Includes liner notes by Ray Benson.
	RIDE WITH BOB won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package. "Bob's Breakdown" won the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance. RIDE WITH BOB was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Country Album. "Going Away Party" and "Roly Poly" were nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals.
	"Cherokee Maiden" won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo Or Group With Vocal.
	Ray Benson, the driving force behind the 1993 all-star CD A TRIBUTE TO BOB WILLS, continues his role as keeper of the Western Swing flame with RIDE WITH BOB. An all-star lineup gathers to salute music that's jazzy, bluesy, toe-tapping and just plain fun. AATW serves as the "house band," as each guest artist steps up to the mike to demonstrate how Wills' music lends itself to a variety of arrangements and any number of wildly disparate vocal styles.
	The track featuring Willie Nelson and Manhattan Transfer is just as good a fit as the one featuring the Squirrel Nut Zippers, for example. Other highlights include Tim McGraw's bluesy take on "Milk Cow Blues," and longtime Wills booster Merle Haggard's terrific version of "St. Louis Blues." Dwight Yoakam was born to sing "New San Antonio Rose," while Reba McEntire, tearing into "Right or Wrong," sounds like she hasn't had so much fun in years. While these marquee names are the obvious draw on RIDE WITH BOB--other artists include the Dixie Chicks, Clint Black and Shawn Colvin--the quality of the music itself can't be denied. As Clint Black sings near the end of the CD, "Bob Wills Is Still the King."

Artist Overview

Since the release of its first album in 1974, Asleep at the Wheel has remained steadfast in its devotion to the music of Bob Wills and other Western Swing greats of the past. Best-known as a killer live act, Asleep at the Wheel also produce quality studio albums.

Artist Influences
Bob Wills
Ernest Tubb
Floyd Tillman
Hank Thompson
Hank Williams
Milton Brown & His Musical Brownies
Spade Cooley

Artist Contemporaries
Commander Cody
Dan Hicks
Merle Haggard
Uncle Walt's Band
Vassar Clements
Willie Nelson

Artist Followers
Big Sandy
Lyle Lovett
Riders In The Sky
Squirrel Nut Zippers
The Hot Club Of Cowtown

Technical Info


	Release Date : 08/10/1999
	Original Release Date : 1999
	Catalog ID : 50117
	Label : Dreamworks Nashville
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00600445011724

Professional Reviews

Q (9/00, p.96)
- 3 stars out of 5 - "...A rootin' tootin' treat..."

Dirty Linen (12/99-1/00, p.59)
- "...the P.T.Barnum of western swing....an agreeably matched set of theater and arena-scaled collaborations..."

Mojo (Publisher)
(12/00, p.132)
- "...Arguably the band's most star-studded offering. A tribute to the music of the Texas Playboys..."

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