What is Ray Benson?
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | name = Ray Benson | image = Ray_Benson_15April2008.jpg | caption = Ray Benson | size of image = | background = solo_singer | years_active = 1967-present | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|03|16|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], [[United States]] | origin = [[Galveston, Texas]], United States | genre = country music, Western swing | occupation = singer, guitarist }} '''Ray Benson''' (born March 16, 1951<ref name=allmusic /> ) is an [[Americans|American]] [[country music|country]] [[singer]]. He has been the singer and leader of the [[band]] [[Asleep at the Wheel]] since it was founded in 1969. With the band, Benson has released 20 [[album]]s and won 9 [[Grammy Award]]s. In 2003, he released his first solo album. Benson is also a [[record producer|producer]]. He has worked on albums and [[single (music)|singles]] for [[Dale Watson (singer)|Dale Watson]], [[Suzy Bogguss]], [[Aaron Watson]], [[Carolyn Wonderland]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Aaron Neville]], [[Brad Paisley]], [[Pam Tillis]], [[Trace Adkins]], [[Merle Haggard]], and [[Vince Gill]]. ==Personal life and early career== Ray Benson was born in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]<ref name=allmusic /> to [[Jewish]] family. He started his band, Asleep at the Wheel, in 1969. In March 2020, Benson was diagnosed with [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/country-music-icon-ray-benson-says-hes-been-diagnosed-with-coronavirus/|title=Country music icon Ray Benson says he’s been diagnosed with coronavirus|publisher=KXAN|date=March 31, 2020|access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-date=April 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402084054/https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/country-music-icon-ray-benson-says-hes-been-diagnosed-with-coronavirus/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist|refs= <ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|title=Ray Benson - Music Biogr