Texas Matters: 50 years of Ray Benson wide awake at the wheel

Texas Matters: 50 years of Ray Benson wide awake at the wheel

This week on Texas Matters—50 years of Asleep at the Wheel. How did Ray Benson become the carrier of the flame for Western Swing? For half a century, Asleep at the Wheel made it on the rocky road that is the music biz.

Asleep At The Wheel Celebrates 50 Years in Texas With ‘Riding High In Texas’ - That Eric Alper

“It’s been fifty five years for Asleep At The Wheel as a band, and fifty of them have been spent in Texas,” says the incomparable band’s founder and fearless leader, Ray Benson. “We are known worldwide for being a Texas band and playing Texas and Western Swing music, and it gives us great pride to carry this […] The post Asleep At The Wheel Celebrates 50 Years in Texas With ‘Riding High In Texas’ appeared first on That Eric Alper.