Live from Austin, TX (Asleep at the Wheel album) explained

Live from Austin, TX
Type:live
Artist:Asleep at the Wheel featuring the Texas Playboys
Cover:AATW-LiveFromAustin.jpg
Label:New West
Chronology:Asleep at the Wheel
Prev Title:Reinventing the Wheel
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Asleep at the Wheel with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Next Year:2007

Live from Austin, TX is a live album and video by American country band Asleep at the Wheel, featuring several former members of the Texas Playboys. Recorded at the group's appearance on Austin City Limits on October 14, 1992, it was produced by Cameron Strang, Jay Woods and Gary Briggs, and released on November 14, 2006 by New West Records. Texas Playboys members Leon Rausch, Eldon Shamblin, Herb Remington and Johnny Gimble are featured on the second half of the album.

Reception

In a review of the album for music website AllMusic, Thom Jurek described Live from Austin, TX as "special", writing that "The bandmembers are so relaxed, open, and in the groove here that this stands out among their live recordings." He praised the performances of "Roly Poly", "Corrine, Corrina", "Blues for Dixie" and "Sugar Moon" as highlights of the collection, which he dubbed "a smoking program of rocking, strolling Western swing tunes".

Personnel

Asleep at the Wheel

The Texas Playboys

Additional personnel