wagon wheel

Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Wheel,” the break-out single from their 2004 debut album O.C.M.S., has been certified GOLD® by the RIAA®, with sales nearing 600,000 digital tracks. To celebrate, the band will release a “Wagon Wheel” Limited Edition 7” Vinyl on November 22, 2011.

Originally sketched by Bob Dylan and later finished by Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor, "Wagon Wheel" remains the band's most revered and top-selling single. The 7" vinyl will be numbered and feature a previously unreleased b-side, "All Night Long" (Live). To pre-order the “Wagon Wheel” Limited Edition 7” Vinyl, visit: http://amzn.to/uv62qG.

Secor reflects on the history of “Wagon Wheel”:

“Wagon Wheel” is a gold record 75 years in the making. Back in 1995, I first heard Bob Dylan sing that striking chorus on his unfinished 1972 studio outtake of “Rock Me Mama”. Being an audacious, banjo-picking teenager, I quickly rattled off three verses and rushed it out to coffeehouses and street corners, singing it to anyone who would listen. In 2003, seeking a copyright to the song, I learned that Dylan had credited it to Memphis songster Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup, who recorded the 1950’s boogie-woogie number “Rock Me Mama.” From there, I learned that Crudup attributed the song to Mississippi-turned-Chicagoan Big Bill Broonzy, who recorded it way back in the late 1920’s. So, from Big Bill to Big Boy to Bob and on down to me, “Wagon Wheel” has become a true American folksong, borrowed, half-stolen, and sung out far and wide. The rest, as they say, is history.

OCMS performs "Alabama High-Test" off their last album Tennessee Pusher (from Live At The Orange Peel And Tennessee Theatre).

Old Crow Medicine Show's live DVD Live At The Orange Peel And Tennessee Theatre is now available for the first time in full digitally at iTunes. The first-ever live DVD from the band who are known for their incessant touring and energy-infused live shows was released physically in the fall of 2009, but only individual videos were available for purchase digitally until now. Get it at iTunes here. 

Directed by Lee Tucker (who also directed the band’s videos for “Wagon Wheel” and “Tell It To Me”), Live at the Orange Peel and Tennessee Theatre was recorded over two nights last December and features performances of 20 songs—15 of which are from the band’s three studio albums (OCMS, Big Iron World, Tennessee Pusher)—including “Tell It To Me,” “Down Home Girl,” “Alabama High-Test,” and “Wagon Wheel.” The DVD also includes five tracks from their live repertoire not found on their three studio albums: “Wheeling Breakdown,” “Raise A Ruckus,” “Reuben’s Train,” “Sally Anne” and “Shack #9.”

Old Crow Medicine Show have announced five European dates opening for UK folk rock band Mumford & Sons.  Members of OCMS appeared on stage with Mumford & Sons at this year's Bonnaroo to help the band close their set with a cover of the OCMS hit single "Wagon Wheel;" check it out above. OCMS have also announced a London date on Friday, September 17 at the Troxy Theatre with Dave Rawlings Machine.

OCMS with Mumford & Sons:

Sept. 24 | Trabendo, Paris, France
Sept. 26 | HMH, Amsterdam, Holland
Sept. 27 | Palladium, Cologne, Germany
Sept. 28 | Columbiahall, Berlin, Germany
Sept. 30 | Cirque Royal, Brussels, Belgium

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In case you missed American Idol last night, country bumpkin Vanessa Wolfe won over the judges and viewers across the country with her innocent enthusiasm coupled with her sweet rendition of Old Crow Medicine Show's "Wagon Wheel."  She ended her audition with an excited, "I love that song."   Check out Old Crow's video for "Wagon Wheel" HERE.

Most loved for their infectious live shows, Old Crow Medicine Show (OCMS) will release their first live concert DVD, Live at the Orange Peel and Tennessee Theatre, on August 18.
 
Directed by Lee Tucker (who also directed the band’s videos for “Wagon Wheel” and “Tell It To Me”), Live at the Orange Peel and Tennessee Theatre was recorded over two nights last December and features performances of 20 songs—15 of which are from the band’s three studio albums (OCMS, Big Iron World, Tennessee Pusher)—including “Tell It To Me,” “Down Home Girl,” “Alabama High-Test,” and “Wagon Wheel.” The DVD also includes five tracks from their live repertoire not found on their three studio albums: “Wheeling Breakdown,” “Raise A Ruckus,” “Reuben’s Train,” “Sally Anne” and “Shack #9.”