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: ...

Asleep at the Wheel has been keeping the spirit of Western Swing and Texas country music alive for more than five decades. While the band didn’t start in the Lone Star State, they have called it home ...

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 ...

The record was produced by Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel and features 11 songs, 10 of them originals, recorded at Benson’s studio in Austin, Texas (Hedley co-wrote one track with Brennen Leigh).

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 ...

One of the quiet pleasures of (finally) putting 2012 to bed is mop-up duty. All year, I tried to keep a running list of albums released by Texas-based or Texas-related performers that I enjoyed ...

Today (August 7), country traditionalist Joshua Hedley announced that he will release his next album, All Hat, in October. Produced by Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel), the album sees Hedley diving ...

Ty Myers was born with country music in his blood, surrounded by the sounds and smells of Texas honky tonks and growing up on his family’s six-generation cattle ranch south of Austin. His debut album ...