Me? I love to lie whether I’m listening to music or not.
Anyhow, lots to like in this video. You’d have to cast your mind back to the 1940s to find close harmony singing on a par with the Quebe sisters. Asleep at the Wheel has always been amusing. They’re musical scholars. Unlike most people who keep musical traditions alive, they have musical talent to go with their enthusiasm. Ray Benson has a pleasant tenor/baritone voice, and sounds like he woulda fit right in with the Texas Playboys.
Along the Navajo Trail is the title song from a 1945 Roy Rogers movie. All kinds of people have covered it at one time or another. You can run the gamut from Bing Crosby to Fats Domino and back again if you like. But there’s no great need to go hunting around. There can’t be a better version, can there?
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wonderful! Heard from the kitchen (my wife) what are you listening to? Pure gold!
Hi Ralph- Here’s another great one from the Quebe Sisters we had on the blog back in the Mesozoic era: The Alamo May Have No Basement, But You Can Stand Across the Alley and Listen to The Quebe Sisters.
One of the all-time classic bumper stickers.
Western swing ain’t dead, it’s just
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL
Hi Warrant- That’s awesome.
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Great cameos. Willie must have gone into some sort of stasis since the mid-1990s. Like Mr. Burns. All ailments in perfect balance.