Asleep at the Wheel - Half A Hundred Years - VINYL LP

Ezra Carey - The Fire Keeps Us Warm [COMPACT DISCS] date 08/25/2009

In 1974 Asleep at the Wheel made the move from the Bay Area to Austin, Texas. With encouragement from Willie Nelson and Doug Sahm to relocate - the band settled in and made Austin their home, where they remain 50 years later. The band's 32nd record, Riding High In Texas, marks AATW's first new since their 50th anniversary project Half A Hundred Years in 2021. InchI have always wanted to do a 'Texas' record - a thank you and love letter to this state that has given me and the band so much,Inch says Ray Benson, the band's leader and only original member. InchThis album is an introduction to the current and future of AATW. I hope everyone enjoys this eclectic collection of some of our favorite songs about Texas.Inch Album Features Billy Strings, Lyle Lovett, and Brennen Leigh.

William Popp, one of today's greatest classical accordionists, plays his own musical compositions. These are wonderful, spirited pieces to which you will want to return over and over again. William Popp began his music training on the piano at the age of six. After only a year, the lessons were discontinued because of a family move leaving the piano behind. He began accordion lessons at the age of 11. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree and a Master of Arts degree in accordion performance from the University of Denver where he studied with Robert Davine. He has performed and toured extensively on accordion and harpsichord with the United States Air Force Strings and has appeared with this group at such prestigious venues as The White House, the State Department, the Smithsonian, and the Kennedy Center. William Popp has also performed in concert with members of the National Symphony Orchestra, the Denver Symphony Orchestra, the 21st Century Consort, National Musical Arts, the Colorado Chamber Players, and Young Audiences, Inc. He has toured throughout the world with the USAF Strings and has appeared as a soloist in Beijing, China.