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    • Mar 31, 1976
    Asleep At The Wheel records the former Nat King Cole hit "Route 66" at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville. The performance garners a Grammy nomination
    Apr 7, 1976
    Asleep At The Wheel holds an overdub session for "Route 66" at the Jack Clement Studios in Nashville
    Apr 13, 1976
    Asleep At The Wheel records "Miles And Miles Of Texas" in Nashville. The cut will be used in episode seven of the 2019 PBS series "Country Music: A Film By Ken Burns"
    Feb 5, 1977
    Jimmy Dean is guest host of the syndicated "Music Hall America," introducing music by George Jones, Jeannie C. Riley, Billy Swan and Asleep At The Wheel
    Jul 3, 1977
    Willie Nelson holds his Fourth of July Picnic one day early, attracting 70,000 fans to the Tulsa Fairgrounds Speedway. The lineup includes Lynyrd Skynyrd, Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Jerry Jeff Walker and Asleep At The Wheel
    Oct 1, 1977
    Asleep At The Wheel performs a live show at Knott's Berry Farm in Anaheim with The Texas Playboys. The concert is recorded and released in 1994 on Asleep At The Wheel's box set "Still Swingin'"
    Apr 27, 1978
    Asleep At The Wheel and The Sons Of The Pioneers share Band of the Year (Touring) during the 13th annual Academy Of Country Music awards at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium. The Sons also receive the ACM's Pioneer Award
    Feb 15, 1979
    The Asleep At The Wheel track "One O'Clock Jump" wins Best Country Instrumental Performance during the 21st Grammy Awards in Los Angeles
    Jun 13, 1980
    The movie "Roadie" opens, with cameos by Roy Orbison, Asleep At The Wheel, Merle Kilgore, Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Hank Williams Jr. The soundtrack includes Eddie Rabbitt's "Drivin' My Life Away" and Blondie's version of "Ring Of Fire"
    Nov 21, 1980
    Glen Campbell is a surprise guest at the Long Beach Arena in California, performing "Rhinestone Cowboy" at a show headlined by his girlfriend, Tanya Tucker. Also on the bill: Johnny Paycheck, Asleep At The Wheel and Stella Parton
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