Due to a scheduling conflict, the Asleep at the Wheel concert originally scheduled for Nov. 1 at the Babcock Theatre has been moved to Monday, Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Babcock.

All tickets already sold to the concert will be honored, according to promoter Sean Lynch of 11:11 Presents. Tickets to the all-ages show are $29.50 plus fees. They may be purchased at Ernie November, Rimrock Mall, by phone at 800-325-SEAT or online at 1111-presents.com or Jadepresents.com.

Asleep at the Wheel last performed in Billings in 2000 as an opener for Bob Dylan at the Shrine.

Since the early '70s, Asleep at the Wheel have been an important force in keeping the sound of Western swing alive. In reviving the freewheeling, eclectic sensibility of Western swing godfather Bob Wills, the Wheel earned praise throughout their lengthy career. They not only preserve classic sounds that had all but disappeared from country music, but were also able to update the music, keeping it a living art form. Typically featuring eight to 11 musicians, the group has gone through myriad personnel changes (at last count, more than 80 members have passed through their ranks), but frontman Ray Benson has held it together for over three decades, keeping Asleep at the Wheel a viable recording and touring concern.

Singer and guitarist Benson grew up listening to a variety of music in Philadelphia, especially jazz. He formed Asleep at the Wheel in Paw Paw, W.Va., in 1970, along with longtime friend Lucky Oceans and Leroy Preston. In 1974, the band's self-titled label debut appeared, and their cover of Louis Jordan's "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie" became their first single to hit the country charts.

Their 1987 work, "Asleep at the Wheel 10" brought them back to the Top 20 of the country album and singles charts and the album's "String of Pars" won them their second Grammy for Best Country Instrumental, and featured contributions from fiddle legend and onetime Texas Playboy Johnny Gimble. The 1988 follow-up, "Western Standard Time," continued their momentum, winning another Best Country Instrumental Grammy for "Sugarfoot Rag."