The real Jewish king of country music, however, is Ray Benson, the nine-time Grammy-winning leader of the country western swing band Asleep at the Wheel. At 6-foot-7, Ray Benson has been described ...
In 1970, singer and guitarist Ray Benson formed Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel ... In other words, you had to be from Alabama to sing country music. Or you had to be from New York to ...
The beer halls were too noisy for acoustic instruments and too small for the big dance bands that played Western swing. The music featured songs that dealt openly with cheating and drinking ...
Traditional Country, Bluegrass, Cajun, Western Swing, Old Time String Band, Country Jazz, hosted by Tom Diamant.
Four concerts, hosted by four area groups dedicated to the arts, are planned for Grand Island, Wood River and Central City ...
They talk with John Horn about the writing and recording process. Asleep At The Wheel has been making country-western swing music for nearly 50 years. At this point, they’ve carried on a ...
you will learn about traditional music forms and culture from a historical and contemporary perspective. You will study Bluegrass, Old Time, Country, Western Swing, Blues, Ballad Singing, Celtic, ...
Hello, everyone, and welcome to my new Guitar World column! Over the course of these lessons, I look forward to demonstrating ...
“I kind of jokingly say I didn’t choose country music; I feel like it kind of chose me because I got this opportunity to play in this western swing band when I was a kid. And it crossed my ...