Ray Benson

Ray Benson (born March 16, 1951) is the front man of the Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel.

In 1970, Benson, a Jewish native of Philadelphia, formed Asleep at the Wheel with friends Lucky Oceans and Leroy Preston. The group relocated to Austin in 1973 after a suggestion from Willie Nelson .

Since then, the group has released more than 20 albums and earned 9 Grammy awards. Though the band's lineup has changed greatly over the years (about 90 people have been part of Asleep at the Wheel at some point), Benson has always remained at the helm as the band's driving force.

In addition to his work with Asleep at the Wheel, Benson is also an accomplished producer whose credits include albums by Dale Watson, Suzy Bogguss, Aaron Watson, James Hand and Carolyn Wonderland; also single tracks for Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, Brad Paisley, Pam Tillis, Trace Adkins, Merle Haggard, and Vince Gill.

In 2003, Benson released his first solo album entitled Beyond Time.

Benson is also a founding member of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation, which raises money to help aging R&B artists, and a member of the board of directors of the SIMS Foundation, which provides low-cost mental health services to Austin musicians and their families. He is also a trustee for the Texas chapter of NARAS, a board member of St Davids Community Health Foundation, and a board member and founding member of Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM).

The Night

The Night may refer to:

See also

WBJB-FM

WBJB-FM (90.5 FM, "Brookdale Public Radio, 90.5 The Night") is a non-commercial educational public radio station licensed to Brookdale Community College that serves Central New Jersey with "The News You Need and the Music You Love." Brookdale Public Radio is a member-supported station.

DJs and staff

Michele McBride, Rich Robinson (former student), Jeff Raspe, Sean Carolan, Stephanie Coskey, Tara Feeley (former student), Stu Coogan (former student), Anthony Fox (former student), Darren D'Amato (student), Margaret Cristell (former student), Tom Brennan, Megan O'Shea (student), Tori (student), Brianne (student), "Radio Daddy", Nicholas Messina (former student)

On-air program schedule

The station runs Adult album alternative or AAA programming every day except:

The Night (album)

The Night is the fifth and final studio album by the alternative rock band Morphine. Completed just before the sudden July 1999 death of bass player and lead singer Mark Sandman, the album was released in February 2000. The title song is used for the ending credits for the webshow Hate By Numbers.

The album was released on the DreamWorks label.

Track listing

All songs written by Mark Sandman.

"Top Floor, Bottom Buzzer" features John Medeski on organ.

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