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Ray Benson (16 Mar 1951 - )

Male Person - United States

Releases (1)

Official

Album

  1. A Little Piece 21 Jan 2014

Relationships (3)

Founded

  1. Asleep at the Wheel

Member Of

  1. Asleep at the Wheel (1969) original
  2. Dale Watson & Ray Benson

Recordings by (18)

  1. Route 66 2:57 (1997)
  2. Play! 2:27 (1999)
  3. If I Needed You 3:36 (11 Sep 2001)
  4. Time to Boogie 3:38 (28 Feb 2006)
  5. The Prison Blues 3:00 (2006)
  6. Black And Blue Blues 2:55 (2007)
  7. Play! (instrumental version) 2:27 (2010)
  8. A Little Piece 3:37 (21 Jan 2014)
  9. I Ain't Lookin' for No Trouble 4:02 (21 Jan 2014)
  10. Give Me Some Peace 3:28 (21 Jan 2014)
  11. It Ain't You 4:11 (21 Jan 2014)
  12. In the Blink of an Eye 4:02 (21 Jan 2014)
  13. Killed by a 45 3:11 (21 Jan 2014)
  14. JJ Cale 4:10 (21 Jan 2014)
  15. Over and Over 4:31 (21 Jan 2014)
  16. Lovin Man 5:09 (21 Jan 2014)
  17. Heartache and Pain 3:40 (21 Jan 2014)
  18. Marie 2:43 (21 Jan 2014)

On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. A Good Man Is Hard to Find 2:36 Asleep at the Wheel with Carrie Rodriguez & Emily Gimble (03 Mar 2015)

Performer

  1. Bring It On Down to My House 2:50 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Ray Benson (02 Nov 1993)
  2. Got a Letter From My Kid Today 3:21 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Ray Benson (02 Nov 1993)
  3. Honey (Open That Door) 2:52 Pam Tillis (2002) guest

Instruments

  1. Limehouse Blues 4:28 The Bordertown Bootleggers feat. Joel Guzman & Ray Benson (05 Nov 2010) electric guitar
  2. I Can’t Give You Anything but Love 3:19 Asleep at the Wheel with Kat Edmonson & Ray Benson (03 Mar 2015) electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  3. Time Changes Everything 3:37 Asleep at the Wheel with Buddy Miller (03 Mar 2015) electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  4. The Girl I Left Behind Me 2:31 Asleep at the Wheel with The Avett Brothers (03 Mar 2015) electric guitar
  5. Navajo Trail 3:05 Asleep at the Wheel with Willie Nelson & The Quebe Sisters (03 Mar 2015) electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  6. Faded Love 4:20 Asleep at the Wheel with The Time Jumpers (03 Mar 2015) electric guitar
  7. Brain Cloudy Blues 4:20 Asleep at the Wheel with Jamey Johnson & Ray Benson (03 Mar 2015) electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  8. Intro - Texas Playboy Theme 1:13 Asleep at the Wheel with Leon Rausch (03 Mar 2015) acoustic guitar
  9. A Good Man Is Hard to Find 2:36 Asleep at the Wheel with Carrie Rodriguez & Emily Gimble (03 Mar 2015) electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  10. My Window Faces the South 2:32 Asleep at the Wheel with Brad Paisley (03 Mar 2015) acoustic guitar
  11. Twin Guitar Special 4:04 Asleep at the Wheel with Tommy Emmanuel, Brent Mason & Billy Briggs (03 Mar 2015) electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  12. I Hear Ya Talkin’ 3:28 Asleep at the Wheel with Amos Lee (03 Mar 2015) electric guitar, acoustic guitar

Vocals

  1. I Can’t Give You Anything but Love 3:19 Asleep at the Wheel with Kat Edmonson & Ray Benson (03 Mar 2015)
  2. Faded Love 4:20 Asleep at the Wheel with The Time Jumpers (03 Mar 2015)
  3. My Window Faces the South 2:32 Asleep at the Wheel with Brad Paisley (03 Mar 2015)
  4. What’s the Matter With the Mill 3:06 Asleep at the Wheel with Pokey LaFarge (03 Mar 2015) background vocals
  5. Intro - Texas Playboy Theme 1:13 Asleep at the Wheel with Leon Rausch (03 Mar 2015)

Produced

  1. I Want a New Drug 3:43 Asleep at the Wheel (Mar 1987)
  2. Bring It On Down to My House 2:50 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Ray Benson (02 Nov 1993)
  3. Got a Letter From My Kid Today 3:21 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Ray Benson (02 Nov 1993)
  4. Red Wing (instrumental) 3:25 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Eldon Shamblin, Johnny Gimble, Chet Atkins, Vince Gill, Marty Stuart, Reuben “Lucky Oceans” Gosfield (02 Nov 1993)
  5. Ida Red 3:04 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Jody Nix, Huey Lewis, Willie Nelson, Ray Benson (02 Nov 1993)
  6. Still Water Runs the Deepest 3:27 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Willie Nelson (02 Nov 1993)
  7. Dusty Skies 3:03 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Riders in the Sky and Ray Benson (02 Nov 1993)
  8. Across the Alley From the Alamo 3:17 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Johnny Rodriguez and Ray Benson (02 Nov 1993)
  9. Billy Dale 3:09 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Dolly Parton (02 Nov 1993)
  10. Blues for Dixie 3:07 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Lyle Lovett (02 Nov 1993)
  11. Misery 3:31 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Marty Stuart (02 Nov 1993)
  12. I Wonder If You Feel the Way I Do 3:03 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Merle Haggard (02 Nov 1993)
  13. All Night Long 3:09 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Leon Rausch (02 Nov 1993)
  14. Yearning (Just for You) 3:20 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Vince Gill (02 Nov 1993)
  15. Big Ball’s in Cowtown 2:42 Asleep at the Wheel featuring George Strait and Ray Benson (02 Nov 1993)
  16. Corine, Corina 3:12 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Brooks & Dunn (02 Nov 1993)
  17. Old Fashioned Love 3:25 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Suzy Bogguss and Ray Benson (02 Nov 1993)
  18. Hubbin’ It 2:28 Asleep at the Wheel featuring Huey Lewis and Ray Benson (02 Nov 1993)
  19. Brain Cloudy Blues 4:20 Asleep at the Wheel with Jamey Johnson & Ray Benson (03 Mar 2015)
  20. I Hear Ya Talkin’ 3:28 Asleep at the Wheel with Amos Lee (03 Mar 2015)
  21. I Had Someone Else Before I Had You 2:45 Asleep at the Wheel with Elizabeth Cook (03 Mar 2015)
  22. Bob Wills Is Still the King 2:24 Asleep at the Wheel with Shooter Jennings, Randy Rogers & Reckless Kelly (03 Mar 2015)
  23. Intro - Texas Playboy Theme 1:13 Asleep at the Wheel with Leon Rausch (03 Mar 2015)
  24. My Window Faces the South 2:32 Asleep at the Wheel with Brad Paisley (03 Mar 2015)
  25. Faded Love 4:20 Asleep at the Wheel with The Time Jumpers (03 Mar 2015)
  26. Silver Dew on the Bluegrass Tonight 3:27 Asleep at the Wheel with The Del McCoury Band (03 Mar 2015)
  27. The Girl I Left Behind Me 2:31 Asleep at the Wheel with The Avett Brothers (03 Mar 2015)
  28. Twin Guitar Special 4:04 Asleep at the Wheel with Tommy Emmanuel, Brent Mason & Billy Briggs (03 Mar 2015)

Mixed

  1. Stardust 4:36 Rob Wasserman duet with Aaron Neville (26 Aug 1988)

Credited as (54)

  1. Ray Benson
  2. Ray Benson & Tosca String Quartet
  3. Billy Gilman, Ray Benson, Asleep at the Wheel
  4. Asleep at the Wheel feat. Ray Benson
  5. Johnny Gimble feat. Ray Benson
  6. Jamey Johnson feat. Ray Benson & Asleep at the Wheel
  7. Asleep at the Wheel feat. Tish Hinojosa & Ray Benson
  8. Bob Schneider's Texas Bluegrass Massacre with Ray Benson
  9. George Strait, Jason Aldean, Ray Benson, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert & Martina McBride
  10. Asleep at the Wheel with Kat Edmonson & Ray Benson
  11. Asleep at the Wheel with Robert Earl Keen & Ray Benson
  12. Asleep at the Wheel with Jamey Johnson & Ray Benson
  13. Suzy Bogguss With Ray Benson
  14. Dale Watson & Ray Benson
  15. Tim McGraw with Ray Benson
  16. Billy Dee Cox with Dale Watson & Ray Benson
  17. Buddy Owens & Ray Benson With Flaco Jiménez
  18. Kevin Fowler feat. Ray Benson
  19. Curley Ray Benson
  20. Deborah Silver & Ray Benson
  21. Shooter Jennings feat. Ray Benson, Jason Boland, Kris Kristofferson, Kacey Musgraves, Whiskey Myers & Randy Rogers
  22. Cindy Cashdollar w/ Ray Benson, Derek O'Brien & Mike Flanigin
  23. Cindy Cashdollar, Ray Benson, Derek O'Brien & Mike Flanigin
  24. Lyle Lovett & Ray Benson
  25. Lyle Lovett & & Ray Benson
  26. Suzy Bogguss feat. Ray Benson
  27. Asleep at the Wheel feat. Tracy Byrd & Ray Benson
  28. Asleep at the Wheel feat. Clay Walker & Ray Benson
  29. Asleep at the Wheel feat. Tim McGraw & Ray Benson
  30. Asleep at the Wheel feat. Mark Chesnutt & Ray Benson
  31. Asleep at the Wheel feat. Leroy Preston, Johnny Nicholas & Ray Benson
  32. Jake Shimabukuro feat. Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel
  33. Brennen Leigh feat. Ray Benson
  34. The Bordertown Bootleggers feat. Joel Guzman & Ray Benson
  35. Bonnie Bishop feat. Ray Benson
  36. Colt McCoy, Pat Green, Kevin Fowler, Roger Creager, Mike Eli, Wade Bowen, Kyle Park & Ray Benson
  37. Asleep At The Wheel featuring George Strait and Ray Benson
  38. Charlie Daniels feat. Ray Benson & Lee Roy Parnell
  39. Charlie Daniels w/ Lee Roy Parnell and Ray Benson
  40. The Shootouts feat. Ray Benson & Asleep at the Wheel
  41. Ray Benson & MilkDrive
  42. Tim McGraw & Ray Benson
  43. George Strait with Jason Aldean, Ray Benson, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride
  44. Asleep at the Wheel featuring George Strait and Ray Benson
  45. Asleep at the Wheel featuring Ray Benson
  46. Asleep at the Wheel featuring Johnny Rodriguez and Ray Benson
  47. Asleep at the Wheel featuring Suzy Bogguss and Ray Benson
  48. Asleep at the Wheel featuring Jody Nix, Huey Lewis, Willie Nelson, Ray Benson
  49. Asleep at the Wheel featuring Huey Lewis and Ray Benson
  50. Asleep at the Wheel featuring Riders in the Sky and Ray Benson
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Works (4)

Wrote

  1. Bump Bounce Boogie
  2. Bump Bounce Boogie
  3. Texas, Me and You
  4. The Letter That Johnny Walker Read

Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. SXSW 2012, day 3: St David's Bethell Hall time

Links (16)

Official Homepages

  1. http://raybenson.com/
  2. http://www.raybenson.com/

Other Databases

  1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001064499
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/ray_benson
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n2001064499/
  4. https://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=80995
  5. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb17148019g

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/RAY+BENSON

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/547739

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/570853

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000408510

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0072621/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/87336582

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7904384

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/2G6E8Q9UTzDIhoawhJm33M

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/raybenson1