Ray Benson
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Ray Benson is an American musician, singer, and bandleader best known as the longtime frontman of the Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ray Benson canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1969 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Asleep at the Wheel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyle Lovett NERFINISHED ⓘ Merle Haggard NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award ⓘ |
| basedIn | Austin, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Ray Benson Seifert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1951-03-16 ⓘ |
| familyName | Seifert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Asleep at the Wheel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Americana
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Western swing ⓘ country music ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| givenName | Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild | Sam Seifert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | about 2.01 m ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Asleep at the Wheel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ray Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | longtime frontman of Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel ⓘ |
| notableRole | promoter of Western swing music ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Asleep at the Wheel
NERFINISHED
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album "A Little Piece" ⓘ album "Beyond Time" NERFINISHED ⓘ album "Ray Benson" ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| positionHeld | frontman of Asleep at the Wheel ⓘ |
| residence | Austin, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Diana Benson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.raybenson.com/ ⓘ |
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