Asa Dunnington was born on June 7, 1939, in Logan, Iowa. He has had a wide variety of fascinating jobs, including writing for a newspaper, serving in the Air Force, and working on a presidential campaign. His first wife was Emmett Long's niece, and when Dunnington met Emmett during a family vacation, he knew he had found someone special. Asa agreed to record Emmett's life. He is now married to his second wife, Cheryl. Asa has three children and nine grandchildren. He has also written his autobiography, What a Life!