Texas Music Legends Asleep at the Wheel Have a NEW album out!

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Ray Benson is the frontman of the Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel, who have just released their new album Half a Hundred Years to celebrate 50 years of touring.  

Ray joins me to discuss how the pandemic affected recording, how they’ve come to collaborate with a great number of well-known musicians such as George Straight, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Bill Kirchen or Lyle Lovett, as well as what his favorite part of being a musician is.  

“If you’re a musician, your ears are much more important than your eyes.” - Ray Benson  

Time Stamps:

00:00 - Introducing our guest Ray Benson.
05:24 - The difficulties of recording an album during the pandemic.
07:27 - How they managed to record while social distancing.
09:04 - The documentary ‘Get Back’ and the challenges of being in a band.
13:01 - The idea behind AATW’s new album and the songs that didn’t make it there.
14:49 - How Ray met Willie Nelson and the other musicians that made guest appearances on this album.
19:30 - The tour AATW did across the country and the future events that are coming up.
22:38 - How crowds have changed since the beginning of Ray’s career. 
24:44 - Ray’s favorite part of being a musician.   

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