Asleep at the Wheel

Since their inception in the ’70s, Austin’s Asleep at the Wheel have been the most devout torch carriers of the Western swing style of country music popularized by the late Bob Wills. Throughout the decades, the ensemble has frequently crossed paths with another famous Wills fan, Willie Nelson, most recently recording this year’s full-length collaboration with Nelson called Willie and the Wheel, which included guests Vince Gill and Paul Shaffer.