ACL Fest staple Asleep at the Wheel has been injecting Western swing with fresh vigor for three decades. Though formed in West Virginia, the band made it to Austin by the mid-70s, where its maintained its local icon status through numerous personnel changes. The groups constant is leader Ray Benson, he of the mellifluous voice, imposing stature and wry humor. A perennial Grammy winner, Asleep at the Wheel won several awards for Ride with Bob, its second tribute album to the legendary Western swingman Bob Wills. The bands latest album, 2007s Reinventing the Wheel, mixes originals with tunes by Mose Allison, Louis Jordan, Johnny Mercer and Guy Clark.