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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

It’s been a while since Asleep At The Wheel played in the Pittsburgh region, but guitarist/singer Ray Benson is quite familiar with the area. ”It was definitely part of our coming up, and I’m glad ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joshua Hedley’s new album ‘All Hat’ unites him with Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson, who produced the Western swing project. - ...

When Asleep at the Wheel decided to record a record of Texas-centric songs to commemorate the Western swing outfit spending 50 of its 55 years in the Lone Star State, Ray Benson had a simple request: ...

Why Make a Western Swing Album? Joshua Hedley is no stranger to Western swing. He had been on the road with Asleep at the Wheel for a couple of years. In that time, he formed a friendship with Ray ...

Asleep at the Wheel will bring its signature Western swing sound to the Weinberg Center for the Arts at 8 p.m. April 11, for a night of foot-stomping, honky-tonk energy. For over 50 years, frontman ...

Van Halen saddled up on Roy Rogers’ “Happy Trails” to conclude their 1982 album, “Diver Down.” ...