MENOMONIE — Asleep at the Wheel frontman Ray Benson remembers back in the late 1960s when his band started to take shape. “Me and my pals I grew up with — we were searching around and realized that we ...

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.

Ahead of the release of Swingin’ and Skankin’, Benson sat down with American Songwriter to talk about the album, his love of reggae music, and more. Benson bridged the gap between Western swing and ...

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 ...

"Voices of the West: Living Legends" will be at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the Briscoe Western Art Museum. (Briscoe Western Art Muesum) SAN ANTONIO – A series that features conversations with different ...

YTA is going all out with its 40th anniversary celebration, The Stars at Night, which takes place Saturday, March 8, in the Downtown Conroe Cultural District. Benson, founder of western swing band ...

Standing 6 feet, 6 inches tall and wearing size 16 cowboy boots, Ray Benson is an undeniably big guy. And over the past five decades, he has cultivated a proportionally large legacy in Texas music ...

Fortunately, neither one is the case. Benson is still at the helm of Asleep at the Wheel, fronting the best damn western swing band in the country. And this new release, Swingin' and Skankin', does ...