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Custom Four decades after Philadelphia native Ray Benson started Asleep at the Wheel in Paw Paw, W.Va., the band is known as the world’s pre-eminent country swing act—not to mention the tallest, with frontman Benson topping out at 6 feet, 7 inches, not counting his ever-present cowboy hat. Despite inevitable line-up shifts and changing music trends, Asleep at the Wheel has earned nine Grammys, firmly anchored by Benson, who through wisdom, cheer and good musical sense, has kept old-time Western Swing alive while infusing it with a contemporary spin. No strangers to Austin City Limits, Asleep at the Wheel actually performed on the first non-pilot episode in 1975, and have opened every Austin City Limits Music Festival.

Most recently, the band collaborated with Willie Nelson for Willie and the Wheel, a collection of several well-known country songs that merited a Grammy nomination for Best Americana Album. Benson’s play, A Ride With Bob, has been performed on stages all over the country. He’s also a major supporter of many charitable and humanitarian causes in Austin and Texas.


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simhou2002

Awesome!

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