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: ...

Western swing is a music genre that doesn’t account for millions of record sales, yet its contribution to the canon of Americana can’t be denied. It is celebrated by diehard fans and pockets of bands ...

Fans of Western swing and traditional Country music have a lot to be happy. Music icon Willie Nelson and legendary band Asleep At The Wheel have teamed up for a new album. Although it's only February, ...

In his first pass through in 14 years (Sunday at the Castle Theatre), Benson is extolling the virtues of each, and happy to be back on their turf for the first time in 14 years (Wheel's last drive-by ...