He’s led Western swing's venerable Asleep At The Wheel band for so long that people forget what a great singer-songwriter-performer Ray Benson is on his own. But with his just-released second solo album A Little Piece, Benson is reminding everyone of his singular talent. “I’ve done about five solo shows backed by [Austin newgrass band] MilkDrive and people are saying, ‘Wow! That’s not what I expected--but I really love it.’ And that’s the idea--just to show what I can do. I keep telling people, ‘Remember: Asleep At The Wheel is a concept--a concept to play roots, American, and what became Americana music, but that’s the concept.” Benson also wanted to satisfy his ambitions of singing,...
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