Asleep at the Wheel, is a multiple Grammy Awar-winning Country/Western Swing band formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, but based in Austin, Texas. Altogether, they have won nine Grammy Awards since their inception in 1970. The name of the group is derived from the expression “asleep at the wheel” which means that one has fallen asleep while operating a vehicle; it can also describe someone who is blissfully unaware of a dangerous situation.