Willie and the Wheel

Saturday, December 12th 7:00PM
Legends Theater

Tickets start at $60.00 On sale now.

Asleep at the Wheel, the famed western-swing, boogie, & roots band, and legend Willie Nelson team up for an unforgettable show you won’t want to miss.

Willie and the Wheel is a collaboration between Asleep at the Wheel and Willie Nelson that was originally envisioned by famed producer Jerry Wexler in the 1970s. Unfortunately before they had a chance to cut it, Nelson had left Atlantic Records. But over the ensuing decades Wexler kept the idea alive and even gave Ray his entire collection of western swing vinyl that included his notes on song choices and treatments. In late 2007 the idea was revived and Jerry and Ray reconnected by phone. Always the producer with a vision, Jerry was involved in every way. He insisted that some of the tracks should include horns as well as a return to traditional fiddles and lap steel guitar associated with western swing. As the sessions concluded and Willie finished his vocals the tracks were sent to Jerry. To my delight and relief, says Ray, he loved them. In fact, Wexler heard most of the finished tracks prior to his passing in August 2008. “Jerry wanted us to do this album and I’m glad we got to do it for him,” says Willie Nelson. And that he heard it before he passed on.”

Willie & the Wheel is a once in a lifetime collaboration 40 years in the making.