Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MENOMONIE — Asleep at the Wheel frontman Ray Benson remembers back in the late 1960s when his band started to take shape. “Me and ...

Ray Benson, leader of Texas institution Asleep at the Wheel, will release a new album this week called Swingin' and Skankin', which combines his love of western swing and reggae. Credit: Photo by ...

Asleep at the Wheel celebrated their 50th anniversary in 2021 and the band is still going strong. Frontman, bandleader, and singer Ray Benson has been there from the beginning and will be for the ...

Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson has been making music for more than fifty years. In all that time, Benson has never walked away from a musical challenge. So, when legendary Jamaican producer Dr.

Cover art for Swingin’ and Skankin’ (courtesy Tafari Records). A single from that album, “Put it On,” was released Wednesday. The rest of the album will be out Aug. 30 from Tafari Records. Sign up for ...

If you've ever been to Austin City Limits Music Festival when the gates open on the Friday of the first weekend, you know two things to be true: One, that excited concertgoers will sprint to find ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Los Lonely Boys — from left, Henry Garza, JoJo Garza and Ringo Garza — react onstage as Ray Benson performs during his 75th ...

Multi-generational Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel turned 55 this year. The band celebrated with the release of their new album "Riding High in Texas" Friday. The collection features 10 songs ...

Fifty-five years. That’s how long singer, songwriter, guitarist and bandleader Ray Benson has been fronting Asleep At The Wheel, which performs April 19 at Charleston Music Hall. For 55 years, Benson ...

As you step into the Alamo Church, your eyes adjusting to the dim lighting, the deep-throated baritone of longtime Asleep at the Wheel frontman Ray Benson takes you back to the 1700s. “In the mission ...