Ray Benson

Birth Name:

Ray Seifert

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Writer, Producer, Music department

He and his band have received numerous awards including The Texas Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996, and being inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame in 2002
With his band Asleep at the Wheel, he has released more than 20 albums and received nine Grammy Awards
After forming his band in Philadelphia, they took a suggestion from Willie Nelson to move to Austin, Texas
Hosts Texas Music Scene which highlights new and established bands from Texas, with his own band Asleep at the Wheel
Known as a host for the Dallas-Fort Worth CBS affiliate station KTVT
He and his band joined with country singer Willie Nelson and released "Willie and the Wheel" in 2009
He released his first solo album in 2003, called "Beyond Time․"

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