{$Ray Benson} and {$Asleep at the Wheel} have become prolific in the 21st century. In 2003 alone the band has issued a new studio album in {^Remembers the Alamo}, this live CD, and an accompanying DVD from a gig at {~Billy Bob's Texas} in April 2003. In addition, {$Benson}'s solo album hit the street earlier that summer. It doesn't appear that the {$Wheel} has lapsed in its quality control, however. This live show at {~Billy Bob}'s is scorching hot; full of tight, {\Western swing}, {\R&B}, {\blues}, and {\honky tonk}, it is one of the finer {$Asleep at the Wheel} live outings available. As an added bonus, the {$Wheel} performs with former pedal steel guitarist {$Cindy Cashdollar} as a guest, along with current steel chair {$Jim Murphy}, who also doubles on saxophone. Sonically, this disc sounds better than most folks' studio recordings. The material is a great grab bag: there are the standards {&"Miles and Miles of Texas,"} {&"Get Your Kicks on Route 66,"} {&"Take Me Back to Tulsa,"} {&"Boogie Back to Texas,"} {&"Don't Fence Me In,"} and {&"Cotton Eyed Joe."} There's a great read of {$Hank Thompson}'s {&"Six Pack to Go,"} as well as the {\jump blues} of {&"Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens."} But it's in the unexpected tracks, such as a moving version of {$Townes Van Zandt}'s {&"If I Needed You,"} the {$Venna Keith}/{$Ben Peters} hit {&"Before the Next Teardrop Falls"} so closely associated with {$Freddy Fender} (with beautiful vocals in Spanish by {$Haydn Vitera}), and a killer version of {&"Amarillo by Morning"} (the {$George Strait} hit) that make this collection such a delight. Once again {$Asleep at the Wheel} surprises and enchants, all the while bringing a slice of the great {\Western swing} tradition to the masses. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide