Texas News Asleep At The Wheel Celebrates 50 Years Of Western Swing By Texas Standard Published June 1, 2021 at 12:33 PM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio Ray Benson performs at the Austin Music Awards in 2014.KUTX Ray Benson, the Grammy-winning group’s frontman, says the Lone Star State has always embraced him even though his roots are not in Texas.