On March 16, 1951, Asleep at the Wheel's Ray Benson was born.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Donny Ferguson Retweeted

Happy 70th birthday to Asleep at the Wheel's
@raybensonaatw

(center). This is the original lineup of AATW back in 1970, when Ray was 21 years old. I wonder what his 21-year-old self would say if you told him where he would one day end up? HAPPY BIRTHDAY and BOOGIE ON, RAY!

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Check out all the greetings here:

https://twitter.com/raybensonaatw

Asleep At The Wheel - Take Me Back To Tulsa (Live)
198,360 views•Oct 15, 2014

Asleep at the Wheel - Official
8.93K subscribers

Music video by Asleep At The Wheel performing Take Me Back To Tulsa (Live).

Asleep At The Wheel - "Hot Rod Lincoln" [Live from Austin, TX]
480,692 views•Sep 22, 2017

Live From Austin TX
60.6K subscribers

From the Asleep At The Wheel DVD 'Live from Austin, TX' available now:
https://www.livefromaustintx.com/products/asleep-at-the-wheel-live-from-austin-tx-dvd

Also available at Amazon:
DVD: http://amzn.to/2tqv5Uy​
CD: http://amzn.to/2tmgE3I​
Digital: http://amzn.to/2tm7K6b

Asleep At The Wheel - Route 66 (Live in Studio 1A)
2,720,784 views•Sep 11, 2013

KUTX Austin
92.4K subscribers

Western swing band, Asleep at the Wheel, stopped by Studio 1A to pay homage to a timeless classic, "Route 66" Sept. 4, 2013.

[bahboo]

1. K & R....to infinity for the great Ray Benson...

that original band was beyond belief...saw them many times. Even partied on their bus with them in Chicago. We were all too shy to talk to Chris haha. Fun group with chops to burn...Lucky O on pedal....man....