Asleep at the Wheel two steps ahead

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Asleep at the Wheel founder Ray Benson likes to remind fans that the 40-year-old band has not only won nine Grammy Awards but lost 28 times.

Not that any of the almost capacity crowds that flocked to the band’s recent shows seemed to care. During the recent concerts, the crowds were incredibly enthusiastic as Benson and his group worked their way through a set of Western swing.

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