Ray Benson News

Frequently referred to as 'the Mount Rushmore of country music,' The Highwaymen Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson were American country music's first bona fide supergroup

SOMETHING REAL is about to come your way. On February 26, 2016, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real will deliver its heavily-anticipated third album, SOMETHING REAL, on the Royal Potato Family imprint.

?The 3rd Annual Ameripolitan Music Awards will be held Tuesday, February 16th, 8:00 pm at the historic Paramount Theatre, 713 Congress Avenue in downtown Austin, Texas with music legend and past Ameripolitan winner Ray Benson as host. Charley Pride (Master Award) will join Wanda Jackson (Founder of the Sound) and Red Simpson (Founder of the Sound) as special award recipients. Tickets are available at austintheatre.org, the Paramount Theatre box office, and by phone at (512) 474-1221. 

Ameripolitan Awards Productions announces the addition of critically acclaimed The Doyle & Debbie Show to the Ameripolitan Music Awards weekend celebration. Created by Bruce Arntson, and starring Bruce Arntson, Jenny Littleton and Matt Carlton, The Doyle & Debbie Show will run two days before the awards at Stateside at the Paramount, on February 14-15, 2016 at 7pm.

Nine-time Grammy award winners, Asleep at the Wheel returns to The Grand 1894 Opera House with a popular western swing holiday themed concert, 'Merry Texas Christmas Y'all,' tonight, December 22, 2015 at 8pm and is part of Galveston Island's Winter Wonder Island Celebration.

SOMETHING REAL is about to come your way. On February 26, 2016, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real will deliver its heavily-anticipated third album, SOMETHING REAL, on the Royal Potato Family imprint.

Nine-time Grammy award winners, Asleep at the Wheel returns to The Grand 1894 Opera House with a popular western swing holiday themed concert, 'Merry Texas Christmas Y'all,' on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 8pm and is part of Galveston Island's Winter Wonder Island Celebration.

With the wonder and glory of the Holiday Season right around the corner, celebrate it with some of the nation's best performers and local homegrown favorites at the PACE Center in Parker.

The 6th Annual Chalk Walk and Arts Festival will be held in downtown Round Rock at - Centennial Park - this weekend, October 2 and 3.

After playing summer festivals across the U.S., Kat Edmonson confirms new North American headlining dates this fall including consecutive nights at Joe's Pub in New York. She'll be performing songs from her critically acclaimed album The Big Picture, available now on Sony Music Masterworks.

The 6th Annual Chalk Walk and Arts Festival will be held in downtown Round Rock at - Centennial Park - on October 2 and 3.

The Grand 1894 Opera House has just announced it new 2015-16 Performing Arts Season - A World of Entertainment and new subscriptions ( a minimum of four performances) may now be purchased on line. Single tickets for each performance - if available - will go on sale Monday, July 13th.  To view the entire new Performing Art Season and to order tickets online, visit www.thegrand.com.  For phone inquiries, please call the Box Office at 409.765.1894 or 800.821.1894.

Kat Edmonson plays summer festivals and confirms North American tour dates this Fall in support of her critically acclaimed album The Big|Brave Picture, available now on Sony Music Masterworks. Please see full tour dates below.

The Philadelphia Music Alliance (PMA) today announced that The Roots, Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel, Cinderella, The Trammps, Andrea McArdle, and WOGL air personality Harvey Holiday will be added to the Philadelphia Music Walk of Fame as members of its Class of 2015. The new honorees - along with previously announced Billie Holiday - have 16 Grammy Awards and a Tony Award nomination among them. They will be formally inducted together October 26, 2015 during afternoon ceremonies along the Avenue of the Arts and celebrated that evening with a special grand gala event. The PMA will be working in conjunction with Avenue of the Arts, Inc., to make all of its fall events extra special.

Spencer Theater Summer Season 2015: There's something for everyone in the 18-event line-up, all staged with superior lighting and grand acoustics at the award-winning performance hall in Alto, NM. Pre-performance lobby buffets are offered ($20) before most every show, enabling patrons to easily enjoy a scrumptious hot meal with bar drinks before curtain time.

Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its nightly performances, April 1-12, 2015. Details below!

Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its nightly performances running today, March 25 - April 5, 2015. Details below!

Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its nightly performances running March 25 - April 5, 2015. Details below!