Description
For over fifty years, Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson has been traversing the globe as an ambassador of western swing and Texas music, introducing its irresistible sound to generation after generation. More than 100 musicians have passed through the Wheel, but Benson remains the front man and the keeper of the vision, in the process racking up more than 30 albums, ten GRAMMY Awards, and literally millions of miles on the road. Asleep at the Wheel has collaborated on records with genre-spanning friends, including Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, George Strait, the Avett Brothers, and Lyle Lovett. ‘It took me 60 years, but I’m doing what I’m meant to do– singing and playing and writing better than I ever have. A bandleader is just someone who gathers people around them to play the best music they can play. I just try and make the best decisions possible and put on a great show every night onstage.’ Photo by Ellie Newman.
Additional information
| Discipline | Music |
|---|---|
| Contact name | Sam Seifert |
| Contact address | PO Box 463 Austin TX 78767 |
| Phone 1 | 512-444-9885 |
| Phone 2 | |
| Public Performance | $15, 000 – $25, 000 |
| School performance | |
| Workshop fees | |
| Travel per diem lodging | $1, 000 – $1, 500 |
| City | Austin |
| Website | |
| Special audiences | Festivals |
| Venue size | Larger, Medium, Very Large |
