Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Asleep At The Wheel has released more than two dozen studio albums, but they were always best live. For the uninitiated, the newly released “Live and Large, 1977” is a great introduction. Here, Ray Benson and his signature Eastman (based on the ’61 ES-335 he played for decades) show us a bit from one of the best tracks, “Bump Bounce Boogie.” He’s plugged into an amp made from the chassis of an old Bell and Howell projector. Catch our review in the April issue at online.fliphtml5.com/pyepf/VintageGuitarmagazineAPR2026_DIGITAL/#p=62
Asleep At The Wheel has released more than two dozen studio albums, but they were always best live. For the uninitiated, the newly released “Live and Large, 1977” is a great introduction. Here, Ray Benson and his signature Eastman (based on the ’61 ES-335 he played for decades) show us a bit from one of the best tracks, “Bump Bounce Boogie.” He’s plugged into an amp made from the chassis of an old Bell and Howell projector. Catch our review in the April issue at online.fliphtml5.com/pyepf/VintageGuitarmagazineAPR2026_DIGITAL/#p=62
