has toured as country swing band for more than 40 years. Along the way, they picked up nine Grammys and played alongside musicians like Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson.
, a self-described "six-foot-seven hippie from Philadelphia," is an unlikely leader of a country group. The memoir "(University of Texas Press/2015) tells the story of how Benson formed the band and the group's life on the road.
Host Frank Stasio talks with Benson and the memoir's co-writer David Menconi about Asleep as the Wheel's legacy in country music.
Asleep at the Wheel performs a holiday-themed concert, "Merry Texas Christmas Y'all," at the Carrboro Arts Center . and plays at the Greensboro Coliseum on
