BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//360exp//Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:360exp REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ac3635cb-77a4-4799-848e-08f2a856d21e@360exp.net SEQUENCE:29848039 DTSTAMP:20261001T211359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261001T191954Z DTSTART:20261018T230000Z SUMMARY:Asleep at the Wheel LOCATION:The Newton Theatre DESCRIPTION:For over fifty years\, Asleep at the Wheel's Ray Benson has bee n traversing the globe as an ambassador of Western swing music and introdu cing its irresistible sound to generation after generation. More than 100 musicians have passed through the Wheel\, but Benson remains the front man and the keeper of the vision\, in the process racking up more than 30 alb ums\, ten Grammy awards and literally millions of miles on the road.\n&quo t\;I'm the reason it's still together\, but the reason it's popular is bec ause we've had the greatest singers and players\,"\; Benson explains. "\;When someone joins the band\, I say\, 'Learn everything that's ever been done\, then put your own stamp on it.' I love to hear how they inter pret what we do. I'm just a singer and a songwriter\, and a pretty good gu itar player\, but my best talent is convincing people to jump on board and play this music."\;\nAsleep at the Wheel represents an important corn erstone of American roots music\, even though some of its members and audi ences represent a new generation. That far-reaching appeal remains a testa ment to Benson's initial vision.\n"\;It took me 60 years\, but I'm doi ng what I'm meant to do—singing and playing and writing better than I ev er have. A bandleader is just someone who gathers people around them to pl ay the best music they can play. I just try and make the best decisions po ssible and kick some ass every night onstage."\;\n\nBoletos: https://e vents.leapevents.com/event/asleep-at-the-wheel-101826 URL;VALUE=URI:https://360exp.net/events/ac3635cb-77a4-4799-848e-08f2a856d21 e STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR