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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bandleader
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
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
album "A Little Piece"
album "Beyond Time" NERFINISHED
album "Ray Benson"
occupation bandleader
musician
record producer
singer
placeOfBirth Philadelphia
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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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Asleep at the Wheel foundedBy Ray Benson
Asleep at the Wheel hasMember Ray Benson