Willie Nelson & Asleep At The Wheel To Release New Album February 3rd

In conjunction with a new concert tour together, Willie Nelson and Asleep At The Wheel plan a brand new album together entitled, simply enough, "Willie and the Wheel." It is due February 3rd. It is a collection of classic western swing songs handpicked by the late music icon Jerry Wexler.

In 2007, Nelson, Asleep At The Wheel, Merle Haggard and Ray Price toured together on the Last Of The Breed Tour showcasing a variety of western and Texas country music styles. "Jerry wanted us to do this album and I'm glad we got to do it for him and that he heard it before he passed on," said Nelson. (Wexler passed away from heart failure in August at the age of 91.)

Asleep at the Wheel, is a multiple Grammy Award-winning Country/Western Swing band based in Austin, Texas. Altogether, they have won nine Grammy Awards since their inception in 1970. In their career, they have released more than twenty studio albums, and have charted more than twenty singles on the Billboard country charts.