For over fifty years, Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson has been traversing the globe as an ambassador of Western swing music and introducing its irresistible sound to generation after generation. More than 100 musicians have passed through the Wheel, but Benson remains the front man and the keeper of the vision, in the process racking up more than 30 albums, ten Grammy awards and literally millions of miles on the road.

Asleep at the Wheel

The Englert Theatre

Austin, Texas-based Asleep at the Wheel is a staple of the American roots music landscape, charting across four consecutive decades. Inspired by Western swing and honky-tonk country, over the years the band has accumulated 10 Grammy Awards and collaborations with the biggest icons of country music including Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton and the Dixie Chicks. The CU Symphony Orchestra joins Asleep at the Wheel to blend rich orchestral sounds with soulful Americana.

EPSG:4326

University of Colorado Boulder

Lobero Theatre

The musicianship of Asleep at the Wheel has become the stuff of legends.

Asleep At The Wheel

Mar 26, 2025