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GRAMMY award-winning Asleep at the Wheel is an American Western swing group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, and is based in Austin, Texas.
In 1969, Ray Benson and Lucky Oceans (Reuben Gosfield) co-founded Asleep at the Wheel in Paw Paw, West Virginia, and soon after, they found themselves opening for Alice Cooper and Hot Tuna in Washington, D.C. A year later, they moved to East Oakland, California, at the invitation of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen.
After being mentioned in Rolling Stone magazine by Van Morrison, they landed a record deal with United Artists.
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In 1973, their debut album, Comin’ Right at Ya, was released by United Artists. At the invitation of Willie Nelson, they left Oakland for Austin in 1974.
In 1977, the band was voted Best Country Western Band by Rolling Stone and was awarded the Touring Band of the Year by the Academy of Country Music. They also went on tour with Emmylou Harris in Europe.
Asleep at the Wheel has won nine Grammy Awards since their 1970 inception, released more than twenty albums, and charted more than 21 singles on the Billboard country charts. Their highest-charting single, “The Letter That Johnny Walker Read“, peaked at No. 10 in 1975.
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In 1991, Ray Benson directed the music and co-starred in the movie, Wild Texas Wind, with Dolly Parton.
In 1999, in a tribute album to Bob Wills, Ray Benson brought in some of country’s star talent, such as the Dixie Chicks, Tim McGraw, and Lee Ann Womack, Dwight Yoakam, and some pop stars, including Shawn Colvin, the Squirrel Nut Zippers, and other fellow country stars.
In 2000, the band toured with Bob Dylan and George Strait. Benson recorded a tribute to Bob Wills and Texas swing music, and included Dwight Yoakam, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, the Chicks, and Willie Nelson.
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