Asleep at the Wheel News

As soon as he learned, Helm was on the phone with "Electric Dirt" producer Larry Campbell and co-producer and daughter Amy Helm.

Rod Kennedy may be best known as the founder of the Kerrville Folk Festival, but his music career stretches back to the 1940s when he performed as a big band singer.

The 2010 Olathe Free Summer Concert Series opens and closes with some old friends.

My trip to the 52nd Grammys was incredible. Let's just say the blisters on my feet were well worth the unforgettable encounters I had with several music legends.

Among the many local musicians who could walk home with a Grammy Award on Sunday, none stand as tall - literally or figuratively - as country music legend Ray Benson, whose Asleep at the Wheel was nominated, alongside with Willie Nelson, for best Americana album for "Willie and the Wheel." Benson will perform a bluegrass version of "I'm Sittin' on ...

"Going solar?" Jan. 27, Southwest Valley Republic, Page 2: An Avondale-issued photovoltaic permit is valid for 180 days, which means the inspection needs to be conducted within that time frame.

Country/western swing band Asleep At The Wheel got its record deal when Van Morrison raved about the group in Rolling Stone magazine.

A special bluegrass performance featuring Asleep at the Wheel Founder Ray Benson , banjo player Alison Brown , singer-songwriters Jim Lauderdale and Michael Martin Murphey , guitarist Bryan Sutton and singer-fiddler Gabe Witcher will be featured during Sunday's pre-telecast at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

On Sunday, more than 2,200 people came together to help earthquake-devastated Haiti the only way this town knows how: with barbecue, tacos and live music.

The Wheel keeps turning Few musicians do a better job of keeping the Western-swing flame flickering than Asleep at the Wheel.

Grammy-award winning musician Ray Benson arrived in Dallas on a spring day nearly 37 years ago to meet Bob Wills, his idol, the inspiration for his musical career and an unforgettable character.

In 2010 Orcas Center will be sounding some brassy notes, complete with a rendition of the classic burlesque memoir, a oeGypsy,a rockin' musical groups, and plenty of offerings for kids.

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Legendary Tex-Mex supergroup the Texas Tornados will release "Esta Bueno" on March 2 on Bismeaux Records, the label of Asleep at the Wheel front man Ray Benson.

Willie Nelson , Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Asleep at the Wheel are among the featured artists as Texas Music Matters presents a showcase of holiday music from deep in the heart of you-know-where! Join host David Brown for an hour of seasonal classics including exclusive performances caught live at KUT.

Monday marked the last night of lights at the Zilker Tree Holiday Festival. However there was an added tree for those who waited until the end to see the festival -- a free concert.

Heaven forbid. But someone like you listens to a lot of cool and/or unusual music, and refuses to sample the good stuff right under his or her nose because it's "mainstream." Lots of hipsters know about the very latest bands, having scoured the Web for the newest undiscovered thing, but are coiled to backlash as soon as others "get it." And, while ...

Only 11 years old when he notched his first hit single, Billy Gilman was the youngest performer ever to reach the ~Billboard country charts, breaking a record held by Brenda Lee since 1957.

Harmonica player Mickey Raphael got a crash course on country music in 1973 when he was hired by Willie Nelson.

Willie Nelson is out on tour in support of his new album, "American Classic." Here he plays in Lake Elsinore, Calif.