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After All, We Are All in This Together

Sept. 6, 2006 Postmarks

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Our readers talk back.
"...won't in this country. I feel it's the greatest betrayal of our military veterans who have served our country..."

April 21, 2006 Column

One Son of Hibbing Enjoys Ventura's Comments on Another
"...School auditorium have even hosted such Texas notables as Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel. Fun reading your..."

April 3, 2006 Postmarks

SXSW Picks & Sleepers
Thursday
"...Cashdollar has put in time with Ryan Adam's Roses, Ray Benson's Texas swing outfit Asleep at the Wheel, and..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

2005 ACL Music Fest Preview
All 'picks' no 'sleepers' for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, one blurb at a time
"...group, AATW keeps Bob Wills alive and kicking. The Ray Benson-led Austin swing collective, featuring more than 80 musicians..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Music Feature

Remembering Murph
"..."After I moved here, Ray Benson came to see Heybale and said the Wheel..."

June 24, 2005 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Point Austin: Call Us in 2105
As the city drops its time capsule, we hope there'll be something to drink to – and with – in 100 years
"...of last week's City Council meeting, which began with prayers and ended with billboards. While the overall mood was..."

Jan. 21, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

The Whole Bow
Alvin Crow fiddled it his way
"...to give those things up. Willie, he loves touring. Ray Benson used to. But when I saw that life..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Day Trips
Manny Gammage's Texas Hatters waltzed into the encyclopedia of Texas legends a long time ago
"...who might walk in the front door. Willie Nelson, Ray Benson, and Jerry Jeff Walker all own a Gammage..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Cindy Cashdollar Reviewed
"...man you'd most expect to be on here – Ray Benson – isn't. Dividing her time between steel and..."

April 9, 2004 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Floramay Holliday
Record Review
"...and tired melodies. She scores major points by getting Ray Benson to duet on the swinging opener "Baby's Back..."

April 9, 2004 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Sara Hickman
Record Review
"...Kid varies sing-alongs with storytelling ("Nanatime!" and "Rainstick" with Ray Benson), but what kids really like is imitating their..."

April 9, 2004 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Time for Remedial Math
"...Dear Editor, I think Ray Benson might need a math lesson ["With a Bullet,"..."

April 5, 2004 Postmarks

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
The 'Saveur' Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival
"...the Wheel fans will get a chance to meet Ray Benson, who will also be serving as a guest..."

April 2, 2004 Food Feature

SXSW Picks & Sleepers
Picks & Sleepers
"...music, Western swing, and Bakersfield blues. Dreamland, co-produced by Ray Benson, is due this spring. – David Lynch..."

March 19, 2004 Music Feature

Food-o-File
It's all about the barbecue
"...commentary from such notables as Dan Rather, Kinky Friedman, Ray Benson, Liz Carpenter, and Cactus Pryor, with a soundtrack..."

Feb. 27, 2004 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Dream Lady
Cindy Walker, the queen of Western Swing, reflects on a lifetime of songwriting
"...Texas Folklife Resources' the Ultimate Cindy Walker Tribute, featuring Ray Benson, Hot Club of Cowtown's Elena Fremerman, Don Edwards,..."

Feb. 20, 2004 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

TCB
If John Lennon had attended this weekend's ACL Fest blowout he might have screamed, "I've got blisters on my feet!"
"...tribute necessitated by the cancellation of Cash's daughter Rosanne. Ray Benson acted as emcee for the Man in Black..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

TCB
The Hole in the Wall and the Motards return, and things get smoky at City Hall

May 23, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Articulations
The grand old troupe of the Austin improv comedy scene is closing its home of six years, and the Texas Commission on the Arts announces the appointments for state poet laureate, state musician, state two-dimensional artist, and state three-dimensional artist for 2003 and 2004.
"...appointees include Cleatus Rattan of Cisco, Texas, poet laureate; Ray Benson of Austin, Texas, state musician; Sam Caldwell of..."

May 2, 2003 Arts Column by Robert Faires

TCB
Austin soldiers on beyond SXSW with hot rods, SPAM, and puking
"...panel featuring Glen Campbell muse Jimmy Webb, Grammy hoarder Ray Benson, and Destiny's Child sire Mathew Knowles swapping stories...."

April 11, 2003 Music Column by Christopher Gray

About a Mover: Doug Sahm
Conference Panel
"...just steps from his house. Asleep at the Wheel's Ray Benson proclaimed, "Doug was the ambassador of Texas," and..."

March 14, 2003 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

Tracks of My Tears
A new documentary, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, signs a light on the men behind the Motown sound, the Funk Brothers.
"...karaoke crew of Tony Scalzo, Toni Price, Shawn Colvin, Ray Benson, Jimmy LaFave, and others...."

Nov. 15, 2002 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Delbert McClinton
Record Review
"...and guests, including Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Marcia Ball, Ray Benson, and the Flatlanders, and you know good things..."

Oct. 18, 2002 Music Review by Margaret Moser

"Austin City Limits" Festival Picks & Sleepers
"...Quintessential Austin Band circa 2002. (Austin, 12:50pm) -- Christopher Gray..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Music Feature

Compile This!
Our resident Marshmallow Peep relates the news and hearsay in and around the Live Music Capital...
"...Toni Price, Jeff Hughes, Ted Roddy, Susanna Van Tassel, Ray Benson & Flaco Jimenez, Roy Heinrich & Elizabeth McQueen,..."

July 26, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Texas Guitar Slingers Volume 1
Texas Platters
"...opener "Outrage," featuring drummer Brannen Temple and David Grissom, Ray Benson's solo instrumental "Moon Over Manchaca," Eric Johnson on..."

July 26, 2002 Music Review by David Lynch

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...earned the support of many musicians including Joe Ely, Ray Benson, Patrice Pike, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jo Carol Pierce,..."

May 3, 2002 Column

Take It Outside!
"...names have been announced. Actually, the press conference's emcee, Ray Benson, assured those present that Asleep at the Wheel..."

May 3, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture
Steamboat returns, SXSW looms closer.
"...Austin Jug Band and Toni Price; a salute to Ray Benson with Asleep at the Wheel, featuring Johnny Gimble..."

March 8, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

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